Question | Answer |
organism | a living thing |
nutrition | process where food is taken into the body, broken down into a usable form, and undigested material is eliminated |
transport | movement of materials throughout the organism |
respiration | releasing of energy stored in foood |
excretion | removal of waste materials produced by the organism |
regulation | responding to changes in the organism's surroundings |
reproduction | making more organisms of the same kind |
growth | increase in size |
ingestion | the taking in of food |
digestion | breaking down of nutrients into a usable form |
elimination | removal of undigested materials from the body |
reproduction | process by which an organism produces new individuals (offspring) |
asexual reproduction | reproduction involving only one parent; produces offspring identical to the parent |
sexual reproduction | reproduction involving two parents; produces offspring not identical to parents |
regeneration | process where a new part grows from the original organism |
binary fission | process where a new organism is formed from the equal splitting of the parent organism |
budding | process where a new organism grows while attached to a parent organism |
fertilization | the joining a female sex cell and a male sex cell |
cell | the basic unit of life |
unicellular | a one-celled organism |
multicellular | an organism with many cells |
nucleus (cell) | controls the cell's activities; stores genetic material |
mitochondria | where food is burned; powerhouse of the cell |
ribosomes | where proteins are made |
vacuole | where excess fluid is stored |
chloroplasts | where glucose is stored in green plants; contain chlorophyll |
cell wall | gives support to the plant's structure |
cell membrane | controls what enters/leaves the cell |
cytoplasm | the thick fluid surrounding the nucleus |
chlorophyll | a green pigment found in green plants |
photosynthesis | a process where carbon dioxide and water are changed into sugar |
homeostasis | the maintenance of a constant internal environment |
metamorphosis | the process of a complete body change from juvenile to adult stages |