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2.2 & 2.3 vocabulary
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organism | living things. |
| Cell | the basic unit of structure and function in an organism. |
| Unicelluar | singled-celled organism, include bacteria, the most numerous organism on Earth |
| Multicelluar | organisms are composed of many cells that are specialized to do certain tasks. |
| Stimulus | a change in an organism’s surroundings that cause the organism to react. |
| Response | an action or change in behavior. |
| Development | the process of change that occurs during an organism’s life to produce a more complex organism. |
| Spontaneous Generation | mistaken idea that living things that can arise from non-living sources. |
| Autotroph | organisms that make their food. |
| Heterotroph | organisms that cannot make their own food. |
| Homeostasis | maintenance of stable internal conditions. |
| Classification | process of grouping thing based on similarity. |
| Taxonomy | study of how things are classified. |
| Binominal Nomenclature | Linnaeus naming system. |
| Genus | things that are classified based on similar, closely related organisms. |
| Species | similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce. |
| Prokaryote | organisms whos cells lack a nucleus. |
| Nucleus | dense area in a cell that contains nucleic acids. |
| Eukaryotes | organisms with cells that contain nuclei. |
| Microscope | an instrument that makes small objects look larger. |
| Cell Theory | widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things. |
| organelle | tiny celled structures |
| cell wall | nonliving material that surrounds cells of plants |
| cell membrane | barrier |
| cytoplasm | region between the cell membrane and nucleus |
| mitocondria | convert energy into food molecules |
| endoplasmic recticulum | carries protiens from 1 cell to another |
| ribosome | endoplasm recticulum are small grantlike bodies |
| golgi body | recieves protiens and new materials |
| chloroplasts | capture energy from sunight |
| vacuole | storage area |
| lysosme | structures containing chemicals |