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Ms.J's Chapter 1
Bio-chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adaptation | The evolution of structural, internal, or behavioral features that help an organism better survive in an environment. |
| organism | Any unicellular or multicellular form exhibiting all the characteristics of life. |
| biology | The study of living things and their interactions with the abiotic and biotic environments. |
| development | Rapid or slow changes in an organism over time. |
| energy | The ability to do work or power life's processes. |
| environment | External and internal conditions which cause an organism to continually adjust. |
| evolution | The change in a gene pool of a population in response to various stimuli exhibited by a species over time. |
| growth | A process that results in structural changes and increased living material in an organism. |
| homeostasis | The equilibrium of an organism's internal environment that maintains conditions suitable for life. |
| organization | Orderly structure shown by living things. |
| reproduction | The production of offspring. |
| response | Reaction to an internal or external stimulus. |
| species | Population of interbreeding organisms capable of producing fertile offspring. |
| stimulus | Any adjustment requiring condition of an organism's environment |