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Cells
Question | Answer |
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Cellular Organization | All living things are made up of cells, can be unicellular or multicellular |
Levels of Body Organization | Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System |
Reproduction | The process of producing new organisms of the same type, asexual and sexual |
Metabolism | Obtain and use energy, needed to grow, develop, repair damage, and reproduce, Anabolism+Catabolism=Metabolism |
Anabolism | The process of building up complex substances from simpler substances |
Catabolism | The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler substances |
Autotrophs | Organisms that make their own food |
Heterotrophs | Organisms that take in their food (consuming other organisms) |
Homeostasis | A stable state of conditions that is necessary for life |
Heredity | Genes carry heredity information down through generations, genes are composed of DNA |
Responsiveness | Organisms react to stimuli such as light, odor, sound, water, pressure, can be internal or external |
Grow | Get bigger in size |
Develop | A change in the physical or psychological make-up of an organism |
Adaption | A process that enables organisms to become better suited to their environment through evolution |
Evolution | A change in the gene pool from generation to generation |