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Vocab Quiz Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Unit | used as a standard for measurement of the same quantity |
| Organism | any individual living thing |
| Biotic | living things in the enviroment |
| Abiotic | nonliving factors in the enviroment |
| Unicellular | consisting of of single cell |
| Multicelluar | consisting of many cells |
| Prokaryotic (cell) | any of the unicellular microorganisms that lack a distinct nucleus |
| Eukaryotic (cell) | an organism that cells consist of a nucleus surrounded by a membrane and DNA that is bound together by proteins |
| Binomial Nomenclature | system of nomenclature in which two terms are used to denote a species of living organism |
| Kingdom | highest classification in which living organisms are classified into Linnean taxonomy |
| Prefix(es) | used to form decimal decimal multiples and submultiples of SI units |
| Homeostasis | regulation and maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism |
| Excretion | the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter |
| Synthesis | the formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things |
| Respiration | the act of breathing or inhaling |
| Transport | the movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane |
| Autotrophic (nutrition) | able to perform organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide |
| Heterotrophic (nutrition) | an organism that cannot produce its own food |
| Egestion | the discharge or expulsion of undigested material from a cell in case of unicellular organisms |
| Reproduction | making a copy of something |
| Metabolism | the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life |