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Biology Ch.1 Section
Mr. Borslien Biology 10 Ch.1 flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adaption | Inherited characteristics of a species that develops over time |
| Biology | The science of life |
| Development | Changes an organism ungergoes in its lifetime before reaching adult form |
| Growth | Process that results in a mass being added to an organism |
| Homeostasis | Regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions needed for life |
| Organism | Anything that has or once had all the characteristics of life |
| Organization | Orderly structure shown by living things |
| Reproduction | Production of offspring |
| Response | Organism's response to stimulus |
| Species | Group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring |
| Stimulus | Any change in an organism's internal or external environment that causes the organism's to react |