in 1953, worked with Harold Urey and created the organic chemical, amino acid, from inorganic chemicals

in 1953 worked with Stanley Miller and created the organic chemical, amino acid, from inorganic chemicals

disproved spontaneous generation, the mistaken Greek idea that living things arise from non-living things by seeing if fly larvae would arise from decaying meat or if they really came from microscopic eggs

disproved spontaneous generation by testing to see whether bacteria would arise in a closed container; his process of boiling liquids (i.e. milk) containing bacteria in order to kill bacteria came to be called pasteurization

an organism that can make its own food usually through photosynthesis

an organism that must consume other organisms for energy

an organism that is comprised of only one cell

an organism that is comprised of at two or more cells

any change that causes an organism to react

an action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus

the process by which living things produce new individuals or offspring. either by two parents (sexually) or by one parent (asexually)

energy-rich organic compounds that provide the raw materials to make parts of cells; i.e. - include sugars (simple)and starches (complex)

energy-rich organic compounds that act as stored energy; i.e.-fats, oils

large organic molecules that are needed for tissue growth and repair; made up of amino acids i.e.- muscle tissue, enzymes

very large organic molecules that contain instructions that cells need to carry out all the functions of life; i.e. - DNA and RNA

a non-living thing; something that has never been living (like a rock)

a living thing; could either be something that was once living (like a piece of wood)

the place where life exists; parts are hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere

all of the water in the biosphere; includes water in lakes, oceans, the atmosphere, the soil, etc.

all of the land from the deepest part of the oceans (Marianas Trench) to the tallest point on land (Mt. Everest)

the gaseous part of the biosphere; this goes from sea level to the highest point of land and is called the troposphere

a study of how living things interact with one another and their environment

all of the biotic and abiotic factors that interact in a specified area

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Unit 2 Ecology

Term	Definition
Stanley Miller	in 1953, worked with Harold Urey and created the organic chemical, amino acid, from inorganic chemicals
Harold Urey	in 1953 worked with Stanley Miller and created the organic chemical, amino acid, from inorganic chemicals
Francecso Redi	disproved spontaneous generation, the mistaken Greek idea that living things arise from non-living things by seeing if fly larvae would arise from decaying meat or if they really came from microscopic eggs
Louis Pasteur	disproved spontaneous generation by testing to see whether bacteria would arise in a closed container; his process of boiling liquids (i.e. milk) containing bacteria in order to kill bacteria came to be called pasteurization
autotroph	an organism that can make its own food usually through photosynthesis
heterotroph	an organism that must consume other organisms for energy
unicellular	an organism that is comprised of only one cell
multicellular	an organism that is comprised of at two or more cells
organism	a single living thing
homeostasis	stable internal conditions
stimulus	any change that causes an organism to react
response	an action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus
reproduce	the process by which living things produce new individuals or offspring. either by two parents (sexually) or by one parent (asexually)
carbohydrate	energy-rich organic compounds that provide the raw materials to make parts of cells; i.e. - include sugars (simple)and starches (complex)
lipid	energy-rich organic compounds that act as stored energy; i.e.-fats, oils
protein	large organic molecules that are needed for tissue growth and repair; made up of amino acids i.e.- muscle tissue, enzymes
nucleic acid	very large organic molecules that contain instructions that cells need to carry out all the functions of life; i.e. - DNA and RNA
abiotic factor	a non-living thing; something that has never been living (like a rock)
biotic factor	a living thing; could either be something that was once living (like a piece of wood)
biosphere	the place where life exists; parts are hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere
hydrosphere	all of the water in the biosphere; includes water in lakes, oceans, the atmosphere, the soil, etc.
lithosphere	all of the land from the deepest part of the oceans (Marianas Trench) to the tallest point on land (Mt. Everest)
atmosphere	the gaseous part of the biosphere; this goes from sea level to the highest point of land and is called the troposphere
Ecology	a study of how living things interact with one another and their environment
ecosystem	all of the biotic and abiotic factors that interact in a specified area

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