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Bio Chap 01
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The unit of structure and function of all living things | cell |
| organisms made up of a single cell | unicellular |
| organisms composed of many cells | multicellular |
| increasing mass by changing raw materials into new materials | growth |
| raw materials are obtained by breaking down food | digestion |
| raw materials are chemically changed into living material | synthesis |
| organic molecules are broken down to release energy for use by the cell, obtained through the oxidation of food | cellular respiration |
| all the chemical activities carried out by a living thing | metabolism |
| organisms regulate their metabolic processes to maintain a stable internal state | homeostasis |
| an organism's surroundings, living things must be able to react to its changes | environment |
| a change that causes a reaction | stimulus |
| a reaction to a change | response |
| a common reaction to a change in an organism's environment | movement |
| length of life | life span |
| to make more of like species | reproduce |
| an entire species is completely gone | extinct |
| reproduction in which only one parent is involved | asexual |
| reproduction in which two sex cells, usually from two different parents, join to produce a unique individual | sexual |
| all organisms share this universal blueprint | genetic code |
| makes up an organisms genetic blueprint | DNA |
| carries out the instuctions in the genetic blueprint | RNA |
| a permanent change in a cell's DNA | mutation |
| inherited characteristic of a species that develops over time in response to an environmental factor | adaptions |
| group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring | species |
| group of organisms of the same species that occupy the same geographic place at the same time | population |
| hereditary changes in groups of organisms over time | evolve |
| levels of organization, in order | atoms -> molecule -> cell -> tissue -> organ -> organ system -> organism |