Chapter 1- Study Of Life Flashcards
development
the series of changes that an organisms undergoes during it’s lifetime
adaptation
any structure, behavior, or internal process that allows an organism to survive
energy
ability to cause change
environment
the living and non living factors surroundings
evolution
gradual change in a species through adaptations over time
growth
the increase in the amount of living material in a individual
homeostasis
to maintain a stable environment
organization
orderly structure of cells in an organism
reproductions
production of offspring
response
the reaction to the stimulus
stimulus
anything that causes an organism to react
control
the group in which all conditions are kept the same
data
info obtained from the investigation
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
