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Acid–base homeostasis

Homeostatic regulation of the pH of the body's extracellular fluid (ECF)

Blood sugar level

Concentration of glucose present in the blood (Glycaemia)

Bradymetabolism

Organisms with a high active metabolism

Light-independent reactions in photosynthesis

Set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units

Biological process building organic matter using inorganic compounds as the energy source

Circadian rhythm

Natural internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle

Process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot

Biological process of breaking down food

Organism where internal heating sources are small or negligible

Organism that maintains body temperature largely by heat from internal bodily functions

An organism that can function at a wide range of ambient temperatures.

Elimination by an organism of metabolic waste products

Form of thermoregulation by body size

Gluconeogenesis

Formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate precursors, such as pyruvate, amino acids and glycerol

Process of the restoration of health

The stopping of bleeding (loss of body fluid) or the arrest of the circulation to an organ or part

Metabolic system

The state of steady internal conditions maintained by living things

Thermoregulation that maintains a stable internal body temperature regardless of external influence

Form of thermoregulation in which an animal shares in the heat production of another

Light-dependent reactions

Photosynthetic reactions

The set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms

Muscle contraction

Activation of tension-generating sites in muscle

An organism's active control of the osmotic pressure of its fluids to maintain homeostasis

Biological process to convert light into chemical energy

Science of the function of living systems

Plant physiology

Subdiscipline of botany

Organism with considerable internal temperature variation

Respiration (physiology)

Exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen between environment and tissues

Organism requiring a specific ambient temperature

Process of heat production within organisms

Thermoregulation

Ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries

Thermostability

Process of water moving through a plant

Animal species that can maintain a body temperature higher than their environment

Series of events that restore integrity to damaged tissue after an injury