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vocab.
vocablary words 2
Term | Definition |
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Homeostasis | regulation and maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism |
Respiration | the action of breathing |
Excretion | the remal of liquid or gas from cells (gas carbon dioxide and liquid urea) |
Synthesis | building complex material from simple ones and incorporating them into the body |
Egestion | the elimination of solid waste(poop pee) |
Metabolism | all chemical (physiological) activities of the body |
Organism | any living thing(biotic) |
Heterotrophic | gets food from someplace else |
Eukaryote(s) | true nucleus ex. Plant and animal cell |
Unicellular | consisting of a single cell |
Taxonomy | is a branch of biology specializing in organizing living things |
Chordate(s) | animals with backbones |
Multicellular | many cells |
Prokaryote(s) | no true nucleus ex. Bacteria |
Genus | consist of more than one closely related species |
Binomial noomenclature | means “two name” naming system. Genus name first capitalized. Species name second. |
Autotrophic | makes there own food |
Asexual | one parent needed |
Regulation | all body activities that help in maintaining homeostasis |
Kingdom | contains group of organisms with similar shared characteristics |