Term | Definition |
growth | the process of increasing in physical size |
life | the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death. |
biology | is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, evolution, distribution, identification and taxonomy. |
digestion | the process of breaking down food by mechanical and enzymatic action in the alimentary canal into substances that can be used by the body. |
cell | a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps |
enviroment | the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. |
ingestion | is the consumption of a substance by an organism. In animals, it normally is accomplished by taking in the substance through the mouth into the gastrointestinal tract, such as through eating or drinking. |
synthesis | combination or composition, in particular. |
reproduction | the action or process of making a copy of something. |
nutrition | is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. |
respiration | the action of breathing. |
transport | take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship. |
excretion | (in living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter. |
metabolism | the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. |
aerobic | relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen. |
regulations | a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority. |
anaerobic | relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen |
life process | are the series of actions that are essential to determine if an animal is alive. Living things have seven essential processes in common: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition. |
sexual | relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals. |
asexual | without sexual feelings or associations. |
homeostasis | the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes. |
biotic | of, relating to, or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations. |