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vocab.
vocablary words 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |