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Chapter 6 discusses essential life processes in living organisms, including nutrition, respiration, transportation, and excretion. It explains different types of nutrition (autotrophic and heterotrophic), the process of photosynthesis, and key digestive functions such as ingestion, digestion, absorption, and egestion. Additionally, it covers respiration types, the circulatory system, and the excretory system, highlighting the roles of various organs and structures involved in these processes.

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Chapter 6 Key Words

Chapter 6 discusses essential life processes in living organisms, including nutrition, respiration, transportation, and excretion. It explains different types of nutrition (autotrophic and heterotrophic), the process of photosynthesis, and key digestive functions such as ingestion, digestion, absorption, and egestion. Additionally, it covers respiration types, the circulatory system, and the excretory system, highlighting the roles of various organs and structures involved in these processes.

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Chapter 6: Life Processes

Life processes – Basic functions in living organisms


like nutrition, respiration, transportation, and excretion.
Nutrition – The process of taking in food and utilizing
it for growth and energy.
Autotrophic nutrition – Nutrition where organisms
make their own food, like green plants.
Heterotrophic nutrition – Nutrition where organisms
depend on others for food.
Photosynthesis – The process by which plants make
food using sunlight, CO₂, and water.
Chlorophyll – Green pigment in leaves needed for
photosynthesis.
Stomata – Tiny openings on leaves for gas exchange.
Ingestion – Taking food into the body.
Digestion – Breaking down complex food into simple
substances.
Absorption – Uptake of digested food into the blood.
Assimilation – Using absorbed nutrients for energy and
growth.
Egestion – Removing undigested waste from the body.
Peristalsis – Wave-like muscular movements that push
food through the digestive tract.
Amylase – Enzyme in saliva that breaks starch into
sugar.
Villi – Finger-like structures in the intestine that absorb
nutrients.
Respiration – Process of releasing energy from food.
Aerobic respiration – Respiration in the presence of
oxygen.
Anaerobic respiration – Respiration without oxygen.
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) – Energy currency of
the cell.
Lungs – Organs for gas exchange in humans.
Trachea – Windpipe that carries air to lungs.
Alveoli – Air sacs in lungs where oxygen and carbon
dioxide are exchanged.
Transportation – Movement of materials like food,
water, and gases inside the body.
Xylem – Plant tissue that transports water and minerals.
Phloem – Plant tissue that transports food (glucose).
Heart – Muscular organ that pumps blood.
Arteries – Blood vessels that carry blood away from
the heart.
Veins – Blood vessels that carry blood back to the
heart.
Capillaries – Tiny vessels where exchange of
substances happens.
Blood – Fluid that transports oxygen, nutrients, and
waste.
Excretion – Removal of metabolic waste from the
body.
Kidney – Organ that filters blood and forms urine.
Nephron – Structural and functional unit of the kidney.
Ureter – Tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder.
Urinary bladder – Organ that stores urine.
Urethra – Tube that releases urine from the body.

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