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Chapter 2 Vocab 1st
Coach Gibbs
Question | Answer |
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SECTION 1.1: are made of small building blocks called cells. | Organism |
the basic unit of structure and function in an organism. | Cells |
single celled | Unicellular |
many celled | Multicellular |
a change in an organisms surroundings that causes the organism to react. | Stimulus |
an action or change in behavior | Response |
the process of change that occurs during an organisms life to produce a more complex organism. | Development |
the mistaken idea that living things can arise from nonliving sources. | Spontaneous Generation |
Organisms that make their own food | Autotroph |
organisms that cannot make their own food | Heterotroph |
the maintenance of stable internal conditions | Homeostasis |
SECTION 2.2:the process of grouping things based on their similarities | Classification |
the scientific study of how living based on their similarities | Taxonomy |
two names | Binomial Nomenclature |
a classification grouping that contains similar, closely related organisms | Genus |
a grouping of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce | Species |
organisms whose cells lack a nucleus | Prokaryotes |
a dense area in a cell that contains nucleic acid | Nucleus |
organisms with cells that contain nuclei | Eukaryotes |
SECTION 2.3:an instrument that makes small objects look larger | Microscope |
a widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things | Cell theory |