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cell system part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organism | A living thing |
| cell | The basic unit of strure and function in livings |
| unicellular | made of a single cell |
| multicellullar | consisting of many cells |
| Response | an action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus |
| Stimulus | any change or signal in the environment that can make an organismreact in some way. |
| spontaneous generation | the mistken idea that living things arise fromnonliving sources |
| homeostasis | the condition in which an organism internal enviroment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external e nvironment |
| characteristics | a feature that helps to identify something |
| microsop | an instrument that makes smallobjects look larger |
| cell theory | a widely accpten explanation of the relationship between cells and livingthings |
| distinguish | to manage to recognize something you can barely see to point out a difference |
| growth | size or stage of development |
| hand lens | a magnifying glass designed to be held in the hand |
| magnifcation | to increase the apparent size of an object |
| reproducde | to reproduce its kind as in an organism bear pffspring |
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| waste | anything left overor not of use. |