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Chapter 1 Lesson 1
What is life?
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell | The basic unit of structure and function in living things |
| organism | a living thing |
| unicellular | single celled organisms |
| multicellular | an organism composed of many cells |
| metablolism | The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials |
| stimulus | A change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react |
| response | an action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus |
| development | the process of change that occurs during an organism's life producing a more complex organism |
| asexual reproduction | A reproduction process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent |
| Sexual production | Involves two parents and combines their genetic material to produce a new organism that differs from both parents |
| Spontaneous generation | The mistaken idea that living things arise from non living sources |
| Controlled experiment | An experiment in which only one variable or is manipulated at a time |
| Autotroph | Organisms that make their own food |
| Heterotrophs | Organisms that canât make their own food |
| Homeostasis | The maintenance of stable internal condition |