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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bilogy | science that seeks to understand the living world |
| organisim | living things |
| charateristics | describing wha tmakes something alive |
| cell | is a collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that seperates the cell from its surroundings |
| unicellular | single celled |
| multicellular | many celled |
| sexual reproduction | cells from two different parents unite to produce the first cell of the new organisim |
| asexual reproduction | the new organism has a single parent |
| genetic code | offspring and parents have the same traits |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acids, determines the inherited traits of every organisim on earth |
| development | a single fertilized egg cell divideds again and again to produce the many cells of mature organisims |
| differentiation | forms from cells that look different from one to another and perform functions |
| energy | an organism uses energy and a constant supply of materials to grow |
| material | sunlight, plants, insects, animals, |
| photosynthesis | organisms convert light into a form of energy that is stored in certain molecules |
| chemical reaction | organism builds up or breaks down materials |
| molecule | smallest unit of most compounds |
| enviroment | outside the organisims.light and temperature |
| stimulas | a signal to which an organism responds |
| homiostasis | process by which organismsmaintain a relativiley stable internal envirioment |
| evolution | change in a kind of organism overtime process by which modern organisms have desended from ancient organisms |