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Living things
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Term | Definition |
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Cell | The basic unit of all living things except viruses. In advanced organisms, cells consist of a nucleus. |
Organism | an individual constituted to carry on the activities of life by means of organs separate in function but mutually dependent. |
Prokaryotic cell | Prokaryotic cells are cells that do not have a true nucleus or most other cell organelles. |
Eukaryotic cell | Eukaryotic cells are cells that contain a nucleus and organelles, and are enclosed by a plasma membrane. |
Unicellular | having or consisting of a single cell. |
Multicellular | composed of several or many cells. |
Biotic factors | a living thing, as an animal or plant, that influences or affects an ecosystem. |
Abiotic factors | a non living condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it. |
Adaptation | an adaptation of a play for television. |
Stimuli | something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought. |