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15 Cards in this Set
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Homeostasis |
The maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions even though environmental conditions are constantly changing. |
Balance |
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Development |
The process by an organism to becoming a mature adult. |
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Reproduction |
How organisms produce new organisms like themselves. |
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Organ |
A structure that carries out specialized jobs within an organ system |
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Metabolism |
The sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment. |
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Biological Molecule |
The chemical compounds that provide physical structure and bring about movement, energy use, and cellular functions. |
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Gene |
A short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism. |
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Tissue |
Groups of cells that have similar abilities and that allow the organ to function. |
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Organization |
The high degree of order within an organism's internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world. |
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Biology |
The study of life |
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Multicellular |
Organisms made up of multiple cells. |
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Organelle |
Tiny structures that carry out functions necessary for the cell to stay alive. |
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Cell Division |
The formation of two new cells from an existing cell. |
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Unicellular |
Organisms made up of ONE cell. |
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Cell |
The smallest unit that can perform all life's processes. |
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