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Biology section 1
Biology
Term | Definition |
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Biology | The study of life. |
Levels of organization | The high degree of order within an organism's internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world. |
Cell | smallest unit of life. |
Unicellular | Organisms that are made up of one cell. |
Multicellular | Organisms that are made up of many cells. |
Organs | Structures that carry out specialized jobs within an organ system. |
Tissues | Group of cells that have similar abilities and that allow the organ to function |
Organelles | Tiny structures that carry out function necessary for the cell to stay alive. |
Biological Molecules | Chemical compounds that provide physical structure and that bring about movement, energy to use, and other cellular functions |
Homeostasis | The maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions even though environmental conditions are constantly changing. |
Metabolism | The chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment |
Cell division | Formation of two new cells from existing cell |
Development | The process by which an organism becomes a mature adult. |
Reproduction | Organisms produce new organisms like themselves |
Gene | Short segment of DNA that contains the intructions for a single trait of an organism. |