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VOCAB WORDS 1
VOCAB WORDS FROM QUIZLET
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| EXTINCTION | RESULTS WHEN AN ORGANISMS ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE SUCCESSFULLY. |
| SPECIES | A GROUP OF SIMILAR ORGANISMS THAT CAN BREED AND PRODUCE FERTILE OFFSPRING |
| DEVELOPMENT | STAGES THAT OCCUR AS AN ORGANISM GROWS THAT LEAD TO MATURITY |
| HOMEOSTASIS | PROCESS IN WHICH CERTAIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS BODY TEMPERATURE IN MAMMALS AND BIRDS ARE KEPT CONSTANT |
| CELLULAR RESPIRATION | PROCESS IN WHICH DIGESTED FOOD GOES UNDER CHEMICAL CHANGE IN THE MITOCHONDRIA |
| ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION | ONE PARENT PRODUCES GENETICALLY NO GENETIC DIVERSITY IS PRESENT |
| RESPONSE | THE WAY IN WHICH AN ORGANISM REACTS TO CERTAIN THINGS IN ITS ENVIRONMENT |
| MULTICELLULAR | ORGANISM THAT IS MADE OF MANY CELLS THAT ARE OFTEN ORGANIZED INTO TISSUES, ORGANS, AND ORGAN SYSTEMS. |
| ORGANISM | GENERAL TERM USED USED TO DESCRIBE ANY KIND OF LIVING THING |
| REPRODUCTION | THE PRODUCTION OF OFFSPRING IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE EXTINCTION OF THE SPECIES |
| SEXUAL REPRODUCTION | TWO PARENTS ARE INVOLVED IN PRODUCING GENETICALLY DIFFERENT OFFSPRING |
| GROWTH | INCREASE IN SIZE OF AN ORGANISM |