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science of life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biology | study of life |
| organization | high degree of order within an organism's internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world. |
| cell | smallest unit that can perform all life processes |
| unicellular | organism made up of one cell |
| multicellular | organism made up of more than 1 cell |
| organ | structure that carries out a specialized job in an organ system |
| tissue | groups of cells that have similar abilities that allow organ's to function. |
| organelle | tiny structures that carry out functions necessary for the cell to stay alive. |
| biological molecule | chemical compound that provides physical structure and bring about movement energy use and other functions. |
| homeostatis | maintnence of stable level of internal conditions even while the environment is constantly changing. |
| metabolism | the sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment. |
| cell division | formation of 2 new cells from 1 existing cell. |
| development | process by which an organism becomes a mature adult. |
| reproduction | when an organism produces another organism like them selves. |