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Biology
Week 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |