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What is a cell |
The basic unit of structure and function in an organism |
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What is a unicellular |
The single cell is responsible for carrying out all of the functions necessary to alive |
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What is a multicellular |
Organisms that are composed of many cells |
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What is metabolism |
The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down material |
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What is stimulus |
A change in an organism surroundings that causes the organism to react |
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What is sexual reproduction |
Involves two parents and combines their genetic material to produce a new organism that differs from both parents |
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What is a response |
An action or a Change in behavior |
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What is development |
The process of change that occurs during an organisms life, producing a more complex organism |
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What is asexual reproduction |
Involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent |
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What is a Spontaneous generation |
The mistaken idea that living things can arise from non living things |
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what is a Controlled experiment |
A scientist carries out a series of test that are identical in every respect exept for one factor |
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What is a autotroph |
Organisms that make their own food |
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What is a hetrotroph |
Organisms that cannot make their own food |
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What is a homeostasis |
The maintenance of stable internal conditions |
