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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 | Living things |
| Unicellular | Single celled organisums |
| Multi cellular | Organisms that are composed of many cells |
| Metalbolisum | Combination of chemicals breaking down materials |
| Stimulus | A change in the organisms surroundings |
| Responce | Change in behavior |
| Development | A process that occurs in a organisms life |
| Asexual Reproduction | Involves only one parent and produces offspring to the other. |
| Sexual reproduction | Involves two parents and combines their genetic material to produce a new organism. |
| Spontaneous generation | An mistaken idea that living things can arise form nonliving sources. |
| Controlled experiment | An observation to change a detail in an experiment. |
| Autotroph | Use food they make to carry out their own life functions. |
| Hetrotroph | Organisms that can't make their own food. |
| Homeostasis | The maintenance of stable conditions. |