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.Science Vocab. Blue
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Organism | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently. |
| Response | A bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent. |
| Stimulus | A detectable change in the internal or external environment. |
| Cell | The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. |
| Autotroph | A plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances. |
| Heterotroph | An organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition. |
| Eukaryote | An organism whose cells are organized into complex structures enclosed within membranes. |
| Prokaryote | A unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei. |
| Homeostasis | The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a stable equilibrium. |
| Spontaneous Generation | A hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter. |
| Multicellular | Consisting of many cells |
| Unicellular | Having or consisting of a single cell. |