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cell system part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organism | a living thing |
| cell | the basic unit of structure and function in living things |
| uniclluar | made from a single cell |
| multicellular | consting of many cell |
| stimuls | any change or single in the evoirnmet |
| response | an action or change behavior that ocures as a result of a stimuls |
| spontaneous generation | the mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving tsources |
| homeostasis | the condition in which an organi's internal environment is kept stable i n spite of changes in the external environment |
| charcteristicks | a feature that helps to ideanifi something |
| microscope | an istrument that makes small objects look bigger |
| cell theory | a widely accpeted explantion of the relationships between cells and living things |
| distinguish:1) | to mange to regnize something you can bberly see2:)to point out of a diffrence |
| growth | size or stage out of devopment |
| hand lens | a magnfying glass designed to be held in hand |
| mangfication | to increase the apparnt size of an abject |
| reproduce | to repuduce its kind as in an organis,; bear offspring |
| engery | the ability to do work or cause change |
| waste | anything left over or not of use |