The sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter it to sustain the life functions.

The sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life.

The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks.

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce its own food.

Organisms that eat only plants.

Organisms that eat only organisms other than plants.

Organisms that produce their own food.

Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food.

Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms.

Organisms that are able to make their own food.

Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food.

Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment.

Reproduction accomplished by a single organism.

Reproduction that requires two organisms.

The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the offspring.

An abrupt and marked difference in the DNA of anorganism compared to its parent.

An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.

A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.

Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye.

The idea that, long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through random chemical reactions.

A cell that has no distinct, membranebound organelles.

A cell with distinct, membrane-bound organelles.

A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring, and are reproductively isolated from other such units.

The science of classifying organisms.

Binomial Nomenclature

Naming an organism with its genus and species name.

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Biology Module 1

The Study of Life

Term	Definition
Metabolism	The sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter it to sustain the life functions.
Anabolism	The sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life.
Catablism	The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks.
Photosynthesis	The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce its own food.
Herbivores	Organisms that eat only plants.
Carnivores	Organisms that eat only organisms other than plants.
Producers	Organisms that produce their own food.
Consumers	Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food.
Decomposers	Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms.
Autotrophs	Organisms that are able to make their own food.
Heterothrophs	Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food.
Receptors	Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment.
Asexual Reproduction	Reproduction accomplished by a single organism.
Sexual Reproduction	Reproduction that requires two organisms.
Inheritance	The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the offspring.
Mutation	An abrupt and marked difference in the DNA of anorganism compared to its parent.
Hypothesis	An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
Scientific Law	A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.
Microorganisms	Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye.
Abiogenesis	The idea that, long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through random chemical reactions.
Prokaryotic Cell	A cell that has no distinct, membranebound organelles.
Eukaryotic Cell	A cell with distinct, membrane-bound organelles.
Species	A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring, and are reproductively isolated from other such units.
Taxonomy	The science of classifying organisms.
Binomial Nomenclature	Naming an organism with its genus and species name.

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