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Classification
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organism | a living thing that has an organized structure, can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, adapt, and maintain homeostasis. |
| Cell | the basic membrane-bound unit that contains the fundamental molecules of life and of which all living things are composed |
| Unicellular | Single-celled organism |
| Multicellular | Many-celled complex organism |
| Metabulism | Life-maintaining chemical processes |
| stimulus | Triggers organism response |
| Response | Action from stimulus |
| Development | Growth and maturation |
| Asexual reproduction | Single-parent clone combination |
| Sexual reproduction | Two-parent genetic combination |
| Spontaneous generation | Obsolete life theory |
| Autotroph | Self-feeding organism |
| Heterotroph | Consumer organism only |
| Classification | Organizing living things |
| Binomial nomenclature | Two-part scientific naming |
| Genus | Related species group |
| Species | Fertile offspring producers |
| Prokaryote | Nucleus-lacking single cell |
| Eukaryote | Nucleus-containing cell organism |
| Nucleus | DNA-protecting cell |