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Science Vocabulary

TermDefinition
organisms a living thing
cell the basic unit of structure and and function in an organism
unicellular single cell organism
multicellular organisms made up of many cells
stimulus a change in an organisms surroundings that causes the organism to react
response an action or change in behavior
development the process of change that occurs during an organisms life to produce a more complex organism
spontaneous generation the mistaken idea that living things can arise from nonliving sources
controlled experiment a scientist carries out two tests that are the same except for one factor
autotroph organisms that make their own food
hetortroph organisms that cant make their own food
homeostasis to keep stable internal conditions
classification the process of grouping things based on their similarities
taxonomy the scientific study of how living things are classified
binomial nomenclature the naming system linnaeus used
genus a classification grouping that contains similar organisms
species a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also reproduce
evolution process by which a species gradually changes over time
prokarote organisms that lack a nuclues
nucleus a dense area in a cell that contains nuceuic acids
eukaryote organisms which cells have nuclei
Created by: zconnor2015
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