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Ch2 living things
Term | Definition |
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Cell | The smallest functional and structural unit of all living organisms; usually consists a nucleus cytoplasm and a membrane. |
Stimulus | Anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or any part of an organism |
Unicellular | Singled cell |
Multicellular | Many cells |
Reproduce | To make offspring |
Sexually | 2 parents a mother and a father |
Asexually | One parent clones a copy this is how single cell organisms reproduce |
Metabolism | the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
Heredity | the passing of traits from one generation to the next |
Homeostasis | The maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment |