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Chapter 1 Section 1 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biology | the study of life |
| organization | the high degree of order within an organism's internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world |
| cell | the smallest unit that can perform all of life's processes |
| unicellular | one celled organisms |
| multicellular | multi celled organisms |
| organ | structures that carry out specialized jobs within an organ system |
| tissue | groups of cells that have similar abilities and that allow the organ to function |
| organelle | tiny structures that carry out the functions necessary for the cell to stay alive |
| biological molecule | the chemical compounds that provide physical and that bring about movement, energy use, and other cellular forms |
| homeostasis | the maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions even though environmental conditions are constantly changing |
| metabolism | the sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment |
| cell division | he formation of two new cells from an existing cell |
| development | the process by which an organism becomes a mature adult |
| reproduction | the process of producing new organisms just like themselves |
| gene | a short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait for an organism |