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C2 Vocab

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Organisms A living thing.
Cell The basic unit of structure and function in living things.
Unicellular Made of a single cell.
Multicellular Made of multiple cells.
Stimulus A change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react.
Response An action or change in behavior that occurs in reaction to a stimulus.
Development The process of change that occurs during an organism's life to produce a more complex organism.
Spontaneous Generation The mistaken idea that living things can come from nonliving sources.
Autotrophs Organism that make their own food.
Heterotrophs Cannot make their own food.
Homeostasis The maintenance of stable internal conditions.
Classification The process of grouping things together.
Taxonomy The scientific study of how things are classified.
Binomial Nomenclature The system for naming organisms.
Genus The first word in an organism's scientific name.
Species A group of similar organisms.
Prokaryotes Are organism that lack a nucleus.
Nucleus A dense area in a cell that contains nucleic acids.
Eukaryotes An organism that includes a nuclei.
Microscope An instrument that makes small objects large.
Cell Theory A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells
Organelles Carry out specific functions.
Cell Wall It is a rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cell.
Cell Membrane All cells have them, they protect the cell's insides.
Cytoplasm The region between the cell membrane and nucleus
Mitochondria Is the powerhouse of the cell.
Endoplasm Reticulum Carry proteins and other materials from one part to the other.
Ribosomes They function as factories to produce proteins.
Golgi Body It receives proteins and other newly formed materials.
Chloroplasts Capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the cell.
Vacuole They are the storage areas of cells.
Lysosomes They are small, round structures containing chemicals that break down certain materials in the cell.
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