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1.1 vocab
Terms for chapter 1 biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biology | The study of life. |
| Organization | The High degree of order within an organism's internal and external parts in its interactions with the living world. |
| Cell | In biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; cells are covered by a membraneadn contain DNA and cytoplasm. |
| Unicellular | Describes adn organism that consisits of a single cell. |
| Multicellular | Describes a tissue, organ, or organism thay is made with many cells. |
| Organ | A collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body. |
| Tissue | A collection of specialized cells adn cell products that perform a specific function. |
| Organelle | One of the small bodies that are found in the cytoplasm of a cell and that are specialized to perform a specific function. |
| Biological Molecule | Chemical compound tha provides physical structure adn brings about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions. |
| Homeostasis | The steady-state physiological condition of the body. |
| Metabolism | The sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism. |
| Cell Division | The formation of two cells from one existing cell. |
| Developement | The gene-directed process by which an organism matures. |
| Reproduction | The process of producing off-spring. |
| Gene | A short segment of DNA that contains the instuctions for a single trait. |