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cell system vocab
Term | Definition |
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Organism | a living thing |
cell | the basic unit structure and function in living things |
unicellular | made of a single cell |
multicellular | made of many cells |
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 nonliving 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 | and instrument that makes a small object look bigger |
cell theory | a wildly accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things. |
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 held in the hand |
magnification | to increase and apparent size of an object |
reproduce | to reproduce its kind as in an organism bear offspring |
energy |