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8th Biology Vocab
8th grade introduction to biology vocabulary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| multicellular | organisms composed of many cells |
| stimulus | a change in an organism's environment that causes the organism to react |
| response | how an organism reacts to a stimulus |
| heterotroph | organisms that cannot make their own food |
| homeostasis | the maintenance of stable internal conditions |
| metabolism | chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials |
| eukaryote | organisms with cells that contain nuclei |
| unicellular | single-celled organisms |
| nucleus | a dense area in a cell that contains nucleic acid |
| prokaryote | unicellular organisms whose cells lack a nucleus |
| autotroph | organisms that make their own food |
| taxonomy | scientific study of how things are classified |