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Chapter 1 Lesson 1
What Is Life
| Organism | A living thing |
|---|---|
| Cell | The basic unit of structure and function in living things. |
| Unicellular | Made of a single cell |
| Multicellular | Consisting of many cells |
| Response | An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a Stimulus |
| Stimulus | Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way |
| Asexual Reproduction | A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent |
| Sexual Reproduction | A reproduction process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to reproduce a new organism which differs from both parents |
| Development | The process of change that occurs during an organism's life to produce a more complex organism |
| Autotroph | An organism that is able to catch energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce it's own food |
| Controlled Experiment | An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time |
| Heterotroph | An organism that cannot make its own food and gets food by consuming other living things |
| Homeostatis | The condition in which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment |
| Metabolism | The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials |
| Spontaneous Generation | The mistaken idea that living things arise from non-living things |
| Organism | A living thing |