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Chapter One Biology

The Introduction to Biology

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What is the first characteristic of living organisms? all living things are based on a universal code
What is the second characteristic of living organisms? all living things are made up of units called cells
What is the third characteristic of living organisms? all living things maintain a stable internal enviorment
What is the fourth characteristic of living organisms? all living things grow and devlop
What is the fifth characteristic of living organisms? all living things responds to their environment
What is the sixth characteristic of living organisms? all living things obtain and use material and energy
What is the seventh characteristic of living organisms? all living things reproduce
What is the eighth characteristic of living organisms? all living things as a group will evolve
Biology the study of life
Biology is the study of? organisms
Organism anything that contains all characteristics of life
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
Cell the basic unit of all organisms that contains DNA
Unicellular organisms consisting of only a single cell
Multicellular organisms made up of two cells or more cells
Homeostasis an organism's ability to maintain stable conditions that are necessary for life
Growth results in an increase in the amount of living material (cells) and the formation of new structures
Development all of the changes that take place during the life of an organism
Stimulus anything that in an organism's external (outside) or internal (inside) environment that causes that organism to react
Response a reaction to a stimulus
Metabolism the total sum of chemical reactions in the body
Reproduction the production of new organisms of the same type
Species a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
Two basic types of reproduction Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction requires the uniting of two cells from a different individuals to produce the first cell of the new organism
Asexual Reproduction a single cell organism can reproduce without aid of another organism, usually through the process of budding or fission
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