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Chapter 1.2
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organism | a living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently |
| cell | in biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; cells are covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm |
| metabolism | the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid, the material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics |
| system | changing, organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole |
| ecosystem | a community of organisms and their abiotic environment |
| homeostasis | the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment; a constant internal state that is maintained in a changing environment by continually making adjustments to the internal and external environment |
| evolution | generally, in biology, the process of change by which new species develop from preexisting species over time; at the genetic level, the process in which inherited characteristics within populations change over time; the process defined by Darwin as "desce |
| adaptation | the process of becoming adapted to an environment; an anatomical, physiological, or behavioral change that improves a population's ability to survive |
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