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biology 1 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| synthesis | the combining of the component elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single entity |
| transport | to carry or convey a substance from one place to another |
| excretion | the act of separateing and eliminateing a substance from an organic body |
| respiration | the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism where oxygen is brought to tissues and cells, and carbon dioxide and water are given off |
| nutrition | the act of nourishing or of being nourished. how a living thing gets food |
| growth | the act of growing; development. may have a gradual increase. increase of size based on increase in cells |
| reproduction | the act of producing one or more other individuals of an organism by a process of generation, sexual or asexual. |
| response to stimuli | living things react to a stimulus |