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chapter 1 Lesson 1
What is life?
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cell | the basic unit of structure and function in living things |
| organisms | a living thing |
| stimulus | a change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in a way |
| sexual reproduction | a reproductive process that involves two parents that combines their genetic material |
| controlled Experiment | an experiment where one variable is controlled at a time |
| response | action in behavior in result of a stimulus |
| unicellular | created of a single cell |
| development | the process of change that occurs during an organism to produce a complex organism |
| spontaneous generation | a mistake idea that living things come from nonliving sources |
| autotroph | an organism that is able to capture sunlight or chemicals to make its own food |
| multicellular | having many cells |
| hetrotroph | an organism that cant make its own food but gets food by consuming other living things |
| metabolism | combination of chemical reactions when an organism builds up or breaks in a way |
| homeostasis | a condition where an organisms inside environment is kept stable in spite of changes to the outside |
| controlled Experimeant | an experiment where one variable is controlled at a time |