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biology stack 1
organic biology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| synthesis | putting two chemical elements together to make something else |
| transport | moving ions or cell membranes across a cell from lower concentration to higher concentration |
| excretion | process of removing waste and useless material from an organism |
| respiration | the way living things use oxygen to create energy to be able to continue life |
| nutrition | study of nutrients in food that are required for a living hing to be healthy |
| growth | gradual development of a living thing |
| reproduction | process of how new off spring is created from the parent organisms |
| response to stimuli | ability of a living to react to the environment around them |
| homeostasis | ability to maintain internal environment when the external environment changes |
| autotroph | living thing capable of making its own food |
| regulation | changes an organism makes to maintain homeostasis in a changed environment |
| photosynthesis | use of water, carbon dioxide, light, and chlorophyll to make energy |