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cell system 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organism | a living thing |
| Cell | the basic unit of structure |
| unicellular | made up of one cell |
| multicellular | consisting of many cells |
| stimulus | any change or change in the environment that can make a organism react in some way |
| response | an action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus |
| spontaneous | the mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources |
| homeostasis | the condition in which organisms internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment |
| characteristics | a feature that helps to identify something |
| microscope | an small instrument that makes small things look bigger |
| cell theory | a widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things |
| distinguish | to manage something that you can barely see to put 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 of an object |
| reproduce | to reproduce its kind,as an organism;bear offspring |
| energy | the ability to do work or cause a change |
| waste | anything left over or not of use |