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cells part 1
Term | Definition |
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Organism | A living thing |
Cell | The basic unit of structure and function in living things |
Unicellular | made of a single sell |
Multicellular | Consisting of many sells |
Stimulus | any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way |
Response | an action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus |
Spontaneous generation | the mistaken idea that living things arise from non-living sources |
Homeostasis | the condition in which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment |
Characteristics | a feature that helps identify something |
microscope | an instrument that makes small objects look larger |
Cell Theory | A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cella and living things |
Distinguish | To manage to recognize something you can barely see 2) to point out |
Growth | size or stage development |
Hand lens | a magnifying glass designed to be held in hand |
magnification | to increase the apparent size of an object |
Reproduces | to reproduces its kind,as in a organism ; bear offspring |
Energy | the ability to do work or cause or change |
Waste | anything left over or not of use |