Chapter 1 Flashcards
Organism
A living thing
System
A group of parts that work together to preform a task
Reproduce
To produce offspring
Offspring
A new organism produced by one or more parents
Respond
To react to a stimulus
Adapt
To adjust routine behavior
Cell
A basic building block of living things
Multicellular
Consisting of more than one cell
Tissue
A group of cells functioning together
Organ
Two or more different kinds of tissues functioning together
Species
A group of similar organisms that can mate or produce offspring that can also reproduce
Population
Two or more members of a species living together
Community
Two or more populations of different species living together
Ecosystem
A community of organisms and the nonliving things that make up the surroundings
Biosphere
The regions of the earth that can support life
Organism
Organisms are made of variety of organ systems that interact to help the organism survive
