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Chapter 1, Lesson 1
What is life?
Term | Definition |
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Cell | The basic unit of structure and function in living things. |
Organism | Living things |
Unicellular | Single celled organisums |
Multi cellular | Organisms that are composed of many cells |
Metalbolisum | Combination of chemicals breaking down materials |
Stimulus | A change in the organisms surroundings |
Responce | Change in behavior |
Development | A process that occurs in a organisms life |
Asexual Reproduction | Involves only one parent and produces offspring to the other. |
Sexual reproduction | Involves two parents and combines their genetic material to produce a new organism. |
Spontaneous generation | An mistaken idea that living things can arise form nonliving sources. |
Controlled experiment | An observation to change a detail in an experiment. |
Autotroph | Use food they make to carry out their own life functions. |
Hetrotroph | Organisms that can't make their own food. |
Homeostasis | The maintenance of stable conditions. |