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Sell System Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organism | a living thing |
| Cell | the basic unit of structure and function in living thing |
| Unicellular | made a singe cell |
| multicellular | consisting many cells |
| stimulus | any change signal in environment that make a organism react in some way |
| response | an action or change in behavior that as a result of stimulus |
| spontaneous generation | the mistaken idea that living arise from nonliving sources |
| homeostasis | the condition in which an Organism's internal environment is kept stable |
| characteristics | a feature to identify something |
| microscope | an instrument that makes small objects look bigger |
| cell theory | a widely accepted explanation of the relation ship between cells |
| distinguish | to manage to recognize something you can barely see to point out the difference |
| growth | size or stage of development |
| hand lens | magnifying glass meant to be held in the hand |
| magnification | to increase the apparent size of an object |
| reproduce | to reproduce its kind as an Organism |
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| waste | anything left over or not in use |