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Biology Ch1 S 1
vocab for chapter 1 and section 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biology | Study of Life. |
| Organization | The high degree of the order within an organism's internal and extrenal parts and in its intreactions with the living world. |
| cell | The smallest unit that can perform all life's processes. |
| unicellular | Made up of one cell. |
| multicellular | Made up of multipule cells. |
| organ | Structure that carrys out specialized jobs within an organ system. |
| tissue | Groups of cells that have similar abilities and allow the organ to function. |
| organelle | Tiny structures that carry out functions necssary for the cell to stay alive. |
| biological molecule | Chemical compounds that provide physical structure and that bring about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions. |
| homeostasis | The maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions even though environmental conditions are constantly changing. |
| metabolism | The sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transorm energy and materials from the environment. |
| cell division | The formation of two new cells from an existing one. |
| development | The process by which and organism becomes a mature adult. |
| reproduction | A process in which all organisms produce new organisms like themselves. |
| gene | A short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism. |