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Chapter 1-1 vocab

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Biology   The study of life  
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Organization   High degree of order within an organisms internal and external parts and it's interactions with the living world  
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Cell   Smallest unit that can performs all life's processes  
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Unicellular   Organisms made up of one cell  
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Multicellular   Organisms made up of multiple cells  
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Organ   Structures that carry out specialized jobs within an organ system  
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Tissue   Groups of cells that have similar abilities and that allow the organ to function  
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Organelle   Tiny structures that carry out functions necessary for the cell to stay alive  
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Biological molecule   Chemical compounds that provide physical structure and that bring about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions  
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Homeostasis   Maintainence of a stable level of internal conditions even though environmental conditions are constantly changing  
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Metabolism   Sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment  
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Cell division   Formation of two new cells from an existing cell  
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Development   The process by which an organism becomes a mature adult  
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Reproduction   Organisms producing new organisms like themselves  
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Gene   A short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism  
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Cytology   The study of cells  
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