Life Processes

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The processes which together perform this maintenance job are .

is the process by which autotrophs take in substances from the outside and convert them into stored forms of energy.

The force that blood exerts against the wall of a vessel is called .

An is a device to remove nitrogenous waste products from the blood through dialysis.

is the process of extracting energy out of the food we eat.

The pressure of blood inside the artery during ventricular systole (contraction) is called .

Pressure in artery during ventricular diastole (relaxation) is called .

Blood pressure is measured with an instrument called .

High blood pressure is also called and is caused by the constriction of arterioles, which results in increased resistance to blood flow.

is the process of getting rid of metabolic waste.

All living things must produce offspring like themselves in order for their species to survive.This is the process known as .

Energy required to carry out different life processes is obtained through the process of .

systems will move energy stores from leaves and raw materials from roots.

The loss of water in the form of vapour from the aerial parts of the plant is known as .

The transport of soluble products of photosynthesis is called .

nutrition involves the intake of complex material prepared by other organisms.

The upper two chambers of human heart are called .

The lower two chambers of human heart are called .

The chambers of the heart are separated by a partition called .