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cell system part 1
Term | Definition |
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Organism | a living thing |
Cell | the basic unit of structure and function in living things |
Unicellular | made of a single |
Multicellular | consisting of many cells |
stimulus | any change or single in the environment that can make an organism react in the some way |
Response | an action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus |
Spontaneous generation | the mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources |
Homeostasis | the condition in which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite change in the external environment |
Characteristics | a feature that helps to identify something |
Microscope | an instrument that makes small object looks larger |
Cell theory | a widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cell and living things |
Distinguish | to point out a difference |
Growth | size of stage of development |
Hand lens | a magnifying to designed to be held in the hand |
Magnification | to increase the apparent size of an object |
Reproduce | to reproduce its kind, as in an organism ; bear offespring |
Energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
Waste | anything left over or not of use |