BIOL 1080 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Thyroid, Respiratory System, Parathyroid Gland
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Metabolism all chemical reactions that occur within the cells of living things: living things respond to their environment, living things maintain homeostasis, populations of living things evolve and have adaptive traits. Levels of organization of life: molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ systems, individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere. Statistical significance a measure of the probability that the results were due to chance. Theory a well-supported and wide-ranging explanation of some aspect of the physical universe. Placebo an innocuous nondrug substance made to look like the drug being tested. Informed consent an informed consent document lists all the possible harmful effects of the drug or treatment and must be signed before a person can take part in the study. Epidemiological studies the science of the study of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. An elevation in blood calcium level would be sensed by receptors.