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vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| unit | are standards for measurement pf physical quantities |
| organism | any individual living thing |
| biotic | livings things such as plants , animals ,fungi and bacteria |
| abiotic | nonliving thing in the environment such as moisture , temperature ,wind , sunlight,soil and minerals |
| unicellular | consisting of a single cell |
| multicellular | having or consisting of many cells |
| prokaryotic (cell) | cell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane -bound organelles |
| eukaryotic (cell) | cell that has a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles |
| binomial nomenclature | naming system in which each species is given a two -part scientific name |
| kingdom | the highest classification into which living organism are grouped |
| prefix (es) | is a letter or series of letters attached in the beginning of a word ,word base |
| homeostasis | regulation n and maintenance of constant internal condition in an organism |
| excretion | the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter |
| synthesis | building complex material |
| respiration | releasing chemical bond energy from food aerobic and anaerobic |
| transport | distribution of material in/out of cells |
| autotrophic (nutrition ) | self-feed |
| heterotophic (nutrition) | different |
| egestion | elimination of solid waste |
| reproduction | making more of the cells or species |
| metabolism | all chemical processes that synthesize or break down materials within an organism |