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2.1 Vocab Terms
vocab in Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 2.1 Oganisms | living things |
| Cell | the basic unit of structure and function in an organism |
| Unicellular | single-celled organisms, include bacteria the numerous organisms on earth |
| Multicellular | organisms that are composed of many cells that are specialized to do certain tasks |
| Stimulus | a change in an organisms surroundings that causes the organism to react |
| Response | an action or change in behavior |
| Developtment | the process of change that occurs during an organisms life to produce a more complex organism |
| Spontaneous Generation | the idea that living things can arise from nonliving sources |
| Autotroph | organisms that make their own food |
| Hetertroph | organisms that can not make their own food |
| Homeostatis | the maintenece of stable internal conditions |
| 2.2 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 Linneaus |
| Genus | a classification grouping that contains similar, closely related organisms |
| Species | a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and produce |
| Prokaryotes | are organisms whose cells lack a nucleaus |
| Nucleaus | a dense area in a cell that contains nucleic acids - the chemical instructions that direct the cells activities |
| Eukaryotes |