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Cell System ⊹ Part 1
Term | Definition |
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Organism ৴ | ➭ a living thing (ex. human, animal) |
Cell ৴ | ➭ the basic unit of structure and function in living things |
Unicellular ৴ | ➭ made of a single cell |
Multicellular ৴ | ➭ consisting or made of many cells |
Stimulus ৴ | ➭ any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react/change in some way |
Response ৴ | ➭ an action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus |
Spontaneous generation ৴ | ➭ the mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources |
Homeostasis ৴ | ➭ the condition in which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment |
Characteristics ৴ | ➭ a feature that helps to identify something or someone |
Microscope ৴ | ➭ an instrument that makes small objects or organisms look larger (ex. bacteria) |
Cell Theory ৴ | ➭ a widely accepting explanation of the relationship between cells and living things |
Distinguish ৴ | ➀ to manage to recognize something you can barely see ➁ to point out something different |
Growth ৴ | ➭ size or stage of a development |
Hand lens ৴ | ➭ a magnifying glass designed to be held in the hand |
Magnification ৴ | ➭ to increase the apparent size of an object; to magnify |
Reproduce ৴ | ➭ to reproduce it's own species, as in organism; bear offspring |
Energy ৴ | ➭ the ability to work or cause change |
Waste ৴ | ➭ anything left over or not of use |