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biology vocab 1.1/2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| system | an organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole |
| homeostasis | the maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism |
| ecosystem | a physical environment with different species that interact with one another and with nonliving things |
| evolution | the change in living things over time |
| adaptation | an inherited trait that gives an advantage to individual organisms and is passed onto future generations |
| biosphere | all living things and all the places they are found on Earth |
| biodiversity | biological diversity |
| species | a particular type of living things that can reproduce by interbreeding among themselves |
| biology | the study of life |
| organism | any individual living thing |
| cell | basic unit of life |
| metabolism | all of the chemical processes that build up or break down materials |
| DNA | a genetic material that stands for deoxyribonucleic acid |