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Biology chp 1,6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biology | study of life |
| organism | anything that possesses all of the charecteristics of life |
| specie | a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring |
| growth | an increase in the amount of living material and the formation of new srtuctures |
| organization | the basic unit is the cell |
| homeostasis | maintenance of a stable internal environment |
| response to stimuli | reaction to a change in the environment |
| development | a series of changes an organism goes through over its lifetime |
| adaptation | any structure, behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to better survive in an environment |
| SI unit | scientists use this system of measurement because of its ease of understanding |
| energy | its flow through ecosystems determines how organisms interact and powers all life processes. |
| SI prefix meaning .001 | milli- |
| SI prefix meaning 1,000 | kilo- |
| SI prefix meaning .01 | centi- |