Term | Definition |
unit | are standards for measurement pf physical quantities |
organism | any individual living thing |
biotic | livings things such as plants , animals ,fungi and bacteria |
abiotic | nonliving thing in the environment such as moisture , temperature ,wind , sunlight,soil and minerals |
unicellular | consisting of a single cell |
multicellular | having or consisting of many cells |
prokaryotic (cell) | cell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane -bound organelles |
eukaryotic (cell) | cell that has a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles |
binomial nomenclature | naming system in which each species is given a two -part scientific name |
kingdom | the highest classification into which living organism are grouped |
prefix (es) | is a letter or series of letters attached in the beginning of a word ,word base |
homeostasis | regulation n and maintenance of constant internal condition in an organism |
excretion | the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter |
synthesis | building complex material |
respiration | releasing chemical bond energy from food aerobic and anaerobic |
transport | distribution of material in/out of cells |
autotrophic (nutrition ) | self-feed |
heterotophic (nutrition) | different |
egestion | elimination of solid waste |
reproduction | making more of the cells or species |
metabolism | all chemical processes that synthesize or break down materials within an organism |