Biology
vocab for PC biology class, use wisley
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- division
- formation of two new cells from an existing cell
- unicellular
- organisms made up of one cell; bacteria
- organization
- high degree of order within an organisim's internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world
- biological molecules
- chemical compounds that provide physical structure and that bring about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions
- cell
- smallest unit that can perform all life's processes
- metabolism
- sum of all the chemical reactions that take in a transform energy and materials from the environment
- reproduction
- when organisms produce new organisms like themselves
- biology
- the study of life
- homeostasis
- maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions even though environmental conditions are constantly changing
- development
- process by whichan organism becomes a mature adult
- tissues
- groups of cells that have similar abilities and that allow the organ to function
- gene
- a short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism
- organ
- structures that carry out specialized jobs within an organ system
- multicellular
- organisms made up of multiple cells; humans