1.1 terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
How does biology apply to your life? | Biology directly applies to your health, life, and future in ways as simple as daily food choices. |
Biology | the study of life |
Organization | the highest degree of order in an organisms internal and external parts |
Cell | the smallest unit that can preform all life's processes |
Unicellular | organisms, such as bacteria, made of one cell |
Multicellular | organisms, such as humans or trees, made of multiple cells |
Organ | Organs are structures that carry out specialized jobs within an organ system |
Tissue | group of cells that have similar abilities and allow the organ to function |
Organelle | tiny structures that carry out functions necessary for the cell to live |
Biological Molecule | organelles contain biological molecules the chemical compounds that provide physical structure and that bring about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions |
Homeostasis | the maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions even though environmental conditions are always changing |
Metabolism | the sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment |
Cell Division | the formation of two new cells from an existing cell |
Development | the process by which an organism becomes a mature adult |
Reproduction | unlike other characteristics, is not essential to the survival of an individual organism. However, because no organisms live forever, reproduction is essential for the continuation of the species |
Gene | a short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism |
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