Key Terms Instructions: Please Define the Following Key Terms. Show Who

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Key Terms
Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
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Understand the major functions of the respiratory system.

Correctly associate specific respiratory conditions with their symptoms.

Understand the function of the pleura in lung physiology.

Trace the path of gas exchange and exit from the body.

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Definitions:

Retrovirus

A type of virus that uses RNA as its genetic material and reversely transcribes its RNA into DNA for integration into the host's genome.

Photoautotrophs

Entities that perform photosynthesis, creating nourishment from carbon dioxide and water by harnessing the energy from sunlight.

Chemoautotrophs

Organisms that obtain their energy through the oxidation of inorganic molecules, rather than from sunlight.

Photoheterotrophs

Organisms that obtain energy from light but require organic carbon sources for growth and development, unlike plants which can fix carbon dioxide.