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Ch. 1 Vocab Words
Words and Definitions ch 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The study of life | Biology |
| The high degree of order within an organism's internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world | Organization |
| The smallest unit that can perform all life processes; cells are covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm | Cell |
| Describes an organism that consists of a single cell | Unicellular |
| Describes a tissue, organ, or organism made of many cells | Multicellular |
| A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body | Organ |
| A collection of specialized cells and cell products that perform a specific function | Tissue |
| One of the small bodies that are found in the cytoplasm of a cell and that are specialized to perform a specific function. | Organelle |
| Chemical compound that provides physical structure and brings about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions | Biological Molecule |
| The steady-state physiological condition of the body | Homeostasis |
| The sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism | Metabolism |
| The formation of two cells from one existing cell | Cell Division |
| The gene-directed process by which an organism matures | Development |
| The process of producing offspring | Reproduction |
| A short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait | Gene |