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Chapter 1
Biology 10 chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biology | Science of life |
| Organization | Arranged in an orderly way |
| Reproduce | Mate, produce offspring |
| Organism | Anything that has or once had all the characteristics of life |
| Growth | Addition of mass |
| Development | Process of natural changes that take place during the life of an organism |
| Species | A group of organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring |
| Stimulus | Part of the environment that causes a reaction |
| Response | Reaction to stimulus |
| Homeostasis | Regulation of an organism's internal conditions to maintain life |
| Adaptation | An inherited characteristic that results from changes to a species over time |
| Theory | An explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments over time |
| Peer review | Process by which others in the same field of study review the procedures and result of an experiment |
| Metric system | System of measurement that uses units with divisions that are powers of ten |
| SI | International System of Units, the metric system |
| Forensics | Science of legal matters |
| Ethics | Set of moral principles |