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Chapter1.1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biology | The study of life |
| organization | the high degree of order within an organism's internal and external parts in its interactions with the living world. |
| cell | The smallest unit that can perform all the life's processes. |
| unicellular | Organisms that are made up of one cell. |
| multicellular | Organism's that are made up of multiple cells. |
| organ | Structures that carry out specialized jobs within the organ system. |
| tissue | Groups of cells that have similar abilities and that allow the organ to function. |
| organelle | Tiny structures that carry out functions necessary for the cell to stay alive. |
| biological molecule | Chemical compounds that provide physical structure and that bring about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions. |
| 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 | The formation of two cells from an existing cell. |
| development | The process by which an organism becomes a mature adult. |
| reproduction | When organisms produce new organisms like themselves. |
| gene | A short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism. |