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Biology Vocabulary
7TH GRADE Biology; General biology vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Autotroph | An organism that makes its own food. |
Heterotroph | An organism that cannot make its own food. |
Asexual reproduction | The reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces fertile offspring that are identical to the parent. |
Sexual reproduction | The reproductive process that involves two parents who combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents. |
Binary fission | A form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form two identical cells. |
Conjugation | The process in which a unicellular organism transfers some of its genetic material to another unicellular organism. |
Decomposers | An organism that breaks down large chemicals to small chemicals and returns important materials to the soil and water. |
Multicellular | Multiple cells |
Unicellular | One cell |
Prokaryote | Lacks a nucleus |
Eukaryote | Contains a nucleus |
Stimulus | A change in an organisms surroundings that causes the organism to react. |
Response | An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus. |