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Charper 1 Biology
Term | Definition |
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Biology: | study of living things eg zoology, botany,microbiology |
Metabolism | sum of chemical reactions in an organism |
Continuity of life | ability of organisms to exist from one generation to the next |
Autotrophic | Make their own food |
Hetrotrophic | Consume food made by plants |
unicellular | made up of one cell |
multicellular | made up of multiple cells |
example of a human organisation | cheek cell-lining of cheek-stomach-digestive system-individual eg human-people living in one area |
plant example | stem-dermal-leaf-transport-sunflower-garden |
sexual reproducion | involves fusion of gametes |
asexual | involves cell division eg budding, fragmentation |
reproduction | formation of new individuals of same species |
what do animals respond to | respond to light,temp, pressure and sound |
anabolic | involves smaller molecules being used to make larger molecules. |
Homeostasis | when the organism maintains a constant internal environment |