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NYSExam VocabList 1
Life Processes/Reproduction/Cells
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organism | a living thing |
| nutrition | process where food is taken into the body, broken down into a usable form, and undigested material is eliminated |
| transport | movement of materials throughout the organism |
| respiration | releasing of energy stored in foood |
| excretion | removal of waste materials produced by the organism |
| regulation | responding to changes in the organism's surroundings |
| reproduction | making more organisms of the same kind |
| growth | increase in size |
| ingestion | the taking in of food |
| digestion | breaking down of nutrients into a usable form |
| elimination | removal of undigested materials from the body |
| reproduction | process by which an organism produces new individuals (offspring) |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction involving only one parent; produces offspring identical to the parent |
| sexual reproduction | reproduction involving two parents; produces offspring not identical to parents |
| regeneration | process where a new part grows from the original organism |
| binary fission | process where a new organism is formed from the equal splitting of the parent organism |
| budding | process where a new organism grows while attached to a parent organism |
| fertilization | the joining a female sex cell and a male sex cell |
| cell | the basic unit of life |
| unicellular | a one-celled organism |
| multicellular | an organism with many cells |
| nucleus (cell) | controls the cell's activities; stores genetic material |
| mitochondria | where food is burned; powerhouse of the cell |
| ribosomes | where proteins are made |
| vacuole | where excess fluid is stored |
| chloroplasts | where glucose is stored in green plants; contain chlorophyll |
| cell wall | gives support to the plant's structure |
| cell membrane | controls what enters/leaves the cell |
| cytoplasm | the thick fluid surrounding the nucleus |
| chlorophyll | a green pigment found in green plants |
| photosynthesis | a process where carbon dioxide and water are changed into sugar |
| homeostasis | the maintenance of a constant internal environment |
| metamorphosis | the process of a complete body change from juvenile to adult stages |
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