Chapter 1-Biology:The Study Of Life Flashcards
Biology
The study of life
Adaptation
Any structure, behavior, or internal process that allows an organism to survive
Development
The changes that take place during the life of an organism
Energy
Ability to cause change
Environment
Interaction of living and non-living things
Evolution
Gradual change in a species through adaptations over time
Growth
Increase in the amount of living material and formation of new structures in an organism
Homeostasis
Organisms regulation of its internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for survival. Characteristic of all living things
Organism
Living thing
Response
An organisms reaction to a change in it’s internal or external environment
Stimulus
Anything that causes an organism to react
Control
In an experiment, the standard against which results are compared
Data
Info obtained from experiments, sometimes called experimental results
Dependent variable
Changes as a result of changes made to the independent variable
Independent variable
Condition that is change in an experiment that only effect the outcome
