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AW Bio Vocab #1
Mr. Stickler's AW 9th grd. Biology vocab. #1, sect. 1.1 & 1.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biosphere | Living organisms together with their environment. (1.1) |
| Biodiversity | "Biological diversity in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals."(1.1) |
| Species | "A class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name."(1.1) |
| Biology | "A branch of knowledge that deals with living organisms and vital processes."(1.1) |
| Organism | "Something having many related parts that function together as a whole."(1.1) |
| Colil | (1.1) |
| Metabolism | "The processes - essential for life - by which the complex substances in the cells of living things are built up or broken down."(1.1) |
| DNA | "Any of various nucleic acids that are located especially in cell nuclei, are usually the chemical basis of heredity, and are composed of two nucleotide chains held together by hydrogen bonds in a pattern resembling a flexible twisted ladder." (1.1) |
| System | "A group of bodily organs that together carry on one or more vital functions. Example: the digestive system."(1.2) |
| Ecosystem | "A system made up of an ecological community of living things interacting with their environment especially under natural conditions." (1.2) |
| Homeostasis | "A tendency for the conditions inside the body of an animal (as a mammal) to stay pretty much the same even when outside environmental conditions (as temperature) change."(1.2) |
| Evolution | "The history of the development of a biological group (as a race or species)." (1.2) |
| Adaptation | "Adjustment to environmental conditions." (1.2) |