the process by which a living organism takes energy from its surroundings and uses it to sustain itself, develop, & grow

the process by which an organism uses the energy from the sun to produce its own food

organisms that are able to produce their own food

organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain it from other organisms

the process by which food is converted into usable energy for life functions

the tendency of living organisms to control or regulate changes in their internal environment

the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

an organism that allows its internal concentration of salts to change in order to match the external concentration of salts in the surrounding water

an organism that regulates its internal concentration of salts

an organism whose body temperature changes with its surrounding environment

an organism whose body temperature is controlled by its surrounding environment

an animal that maintains a controlled internal body temperature using its own heating and cooling mechanisms

an animal whose internal body temperature is a result of internal sources of heat

reproduction accomplished by a single organism

reproduction that involves the union of gametes from two organisms: a male & a female

binomial nomenclature

identifying an organism by its genus and species name

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Module 2 Vocab

Apologia Marine Biology

Term	Definition
metabolism	the process by which a living organism takes energy from its surroundings and uses it to sustain itself, develop, & grow
photosynthesis	the process by which an organism uses the energy from the sun to produce its own food
autotrophs	organisms that are able to produce their own food
heterotrophs	organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain it from other organisms
respiration	the process by which food is converted into usable energy for life functions
homeostasis	the tendency of living organisms to control or regulate changes in their internal environment
diffusion	the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
osmosis	the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane
osmoconformer	an organism that allows its internal concentration of salts to change in order to match the external concentration of salts in the surrounding water
osmoregulator	an organism that regulates its internal concentration of salts
poikilotherm	an organism whose body temperature changes with its surrounding environment
ectotherm	an organism whose body temperature is controlled by its surrounding environment
homeotherm	an animal that maintains a controlled internal body temperature using its own heating and cooling mechanisms
endotherm	an animal whose internal body temperature is a result of internal sources of heat
asexual reproduction	reproduction accomplished by a single organism
sexual reproduction	reproduction that involves the union of gametes from two organisms: a male & a female
binomial nomenclature	identifying an organism by its genus and species name

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