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cell system voc.
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| organism | a liveing thing | |
| call | the basic unit of structure and function in living things | |
| unicellular | made of a single cell | |
| multicellular | consisting 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 | he 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 to identify something | |
| microscope | an instrument that makes small objects look larger | |
| cell theory | a widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things | |
| distinguish | to manage to recognize something you can barely see 2) to point out a difference | |
| growth | size or stage of development | |
| hand lens | a magnifying glass designed to be held in the hand | |
| magnification | to increase the apparent size of an object | |
| reproduce | to reproduce its kind, as in an organism; bear offspring | |
| energy | he ability to do work or cause change | |
| wast | anything left over or not of use |