What is Biology?
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Biology | study of life or living things |
| Organism | living thing |
| Cells | smallest unit of life |
| Unicellular | one-celled |
| Microorganism | organisms that cannot be seen without a microscope |
| Multicellular | living things made up of more than one cell |
| Protoplasm | living substance inside of cell. Jelly-like. |
| Energy | ability to do work, powers life processes |
| Homeostasis | regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for life. BALANCE |
| Growth | increase in size |
| Development | changes in shape/form |
| Life span | period of time an organism lives |
| Reproduction | process of producing offspring |
| Species | types of living things |
| Asexual reproduction | requires one parent, exact copy of parent using fission. |
| Sexual reproduction | requires two parents, cells from two cells join to create a nonidentical offspring |
| Environment | place where organism lives and includes everything around it that affects its life |
| Adapt | to change to fit the new conditions |
| Adaptions | modifications to make organism better able to function. |
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