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terms for chapter 1 World of Biology
| Term | Definition | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| multicellular | adj. tissue, organ, or organism made of many cells | cell division | formation of two cells from one existing cell |
| organ | collection of tissuesthat carry out a specialized function of the body | development | gene- directed process by which an organism matures |
| tissue | collection of specialized cells and cell products that perform a specific function | reproduction | process of producing offspring |
| gene | short segment of DNA that contains intructions for a single trait | ||
| Biology | the study of life | organelle | one of the small bodies that are found in the cytoplasm of a cell and that are specialized to peform a specific function |
| organization | high degree of order within an organism's internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world | biological molecule | chemical compound that provides physical structure and brings about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions |
| cell | smallest unit that can perform all life processes, contains DNA | homeostasis | the steady-state physiological condition of the body |
| unicellular | adj. organism that consists of a single cell | metabolism | the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism |