| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adaptation | any characteristic an organism has that makes it better able to survive in its surroundings |
| biogenesis | the theory that living things come only from other living things |
| cell | the smallest units of organisms that carry on the functions of life |
| control | the standard used to compare with the outcome of a test |
| development | all the changes organisms undergo as they grow |
| homeostasis | the regulation of an organism's internal environment to mantain conditions that allow it to live |
| hypothesis | a prediction that can be tested |
| law | a reliable descriptoin of nature based on many observations |
| life span | the length of time an organism is expected to live |
| organism | a living thing that is made of one or more cells, uses energy, moves, responds to its environment, adjusts, reproduces, adapts, and has a life span |
| response | the reaction of an organism to a stimulus |
| scientific methods | a series of procedures that is the organization of solving problems |
| spontaneous generation | a theory that living things came from nonliving matter |
| stimulus | anything that an organism responds to |
| technology | the use of scientific knowledge to solve everyday problems or improve the quality of life |
| theory | an explanation of things or events based on many observations |
| variable | the factor tested in an experiment |
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