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Biology
Week 1
Term | Definition |
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adapt | adjust to environmental conditions |
adaptation | physical or behavioral change that enables an organism to better adapt to changes in its environment |
extinction | the loss of an entire species |
unicellular | organism made up of only one cell |
amoeboid movement | use of pseudopods to move |
flagella | long, whip-like structure that some unicellular organisms use for locomotion |
pseudopod | "false foot" membrane surrounded by cytoplasm extended from amoeba and used for locomotion |
growth | increase in size due to producing new cells |
development | changes in the form of an organism as it proceeds to maturity |
metamorphosis | changes in form as an organism matures; may be complete or incomplete |
photosynthesis | process by which green plants use energy from the sun to make food |
stimulus | anything that causes a reaction by a living thing |
homeostasis | maintaining a stable internal environment such as constant temperature or rate of respiration |