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Ch.1 Section 1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 of life |
Unicellular | Organisms made up of one cell |
Multicellular | Organisms made up of multiple cells |
Organs | Structures that carry out specialized jobs within an organism system |
Tissues | Groups of cells that have similar abilities and allows the organ to function |
Organelles | Tiny structures that carry out functions necessary for the cell to stay alive |
Biological Molecules | Chemical compounds that provide physical structure and bring about movement, energy use, and other functions |
Homeostasis | The maitenance of a stable level of internal condition even though the environment change days |
Metabolism | The sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials |
Cell Division | The formation of two new cells from an existing cell |
Development | The process by which an organism becomes a mature adult |
Reproduction | When you an organism produces more organisms that look it's parents |
Gene | A short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism |