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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes. |
| Respiration- | a process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances |
| Excretion | the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter. |
| Synthesis | the production of chemical compounds by reaction from simpler materials. |
| Egestion | the discharge or expulsion of undigested material (food) from a cell in case of unicellular organisms, and from the digestive tract via the anus in case of multicellular organisms. |
| Metabolism | the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life |
| Organism | an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. |
| Heterotrophic | an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients |
| Eukaryote(s) | an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria. |
| Unicellular | consisting of a single cell. |
| Taxonomy | the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics. |
| Chordate(s | n animal of the large phylum Chordata, comprising the vertebrates together with the sea squirts and the lancelets |
| Multicellular | having or consisting of many cells. |
| Prokaryote(s | a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles. Prokaryotes include the bacteria and cyanobacteria |
| Genus | a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name |
| Binomial nomenclature | the system of nomenclature in which two terms are used to denote a species of living organism, the first one indicating the genus and the second the specific epithet. |
| Autotrophic | is an organism that produces complex organic compounds |
| Asexual- | not involving the fusion of gametes. |
| Regulation | the action or process of regulating or being regulated |
| Kingdom | ach of the three traditional divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) in which natural objects have conventionally been classified. |
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