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unit 2 vocabulary
vocabulary 2 living environment
Term | Definition |
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Biology | is the natural science that studies life and living organisms, |
organism | an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. |
biotic (factor) | are the living components of an ecosystem and are sorted into three groups |
abiotic factor | Abiotic variables found in terrestrial ecosystems can include things like rain, |
Prokaryotic/Prokaryote | is a unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, |
Eukaryotic/Eukaryote | belong to the domain Eukaryota or Eukarya. ... Eukaryotic cells also contain other membrane-bound |
Unicellular | consisting of a single cell. |
Multicellular | (of an organism or part) having or consisting of many cells. |
Autotrophic/Autotroph | Plants are the prime example of autotrophs, using photosynthesis. |
Heterotrophic/Heterotroph | A heterotroph is an organism that cannot produce its own food, relying instead on the intake of nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter. |
Respiration | the action of breathing. |
Aerobic | relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen. |
anaerbic | relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen |
Regulation | a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority. |
reproduction | the action or process of making a copy of something. |
sexual | relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction |
asexual | without sexual feelings or associations. |
nutrition | Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients |
Excretion | living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter. |
Transport | take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship |
Synthesis | combination or composition, in particula |
Growth | the process of increasing in physical size. |
metabolism | the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. |
Homeostasis | the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, |