DEFINITIONS

Question 1

movement

Answer 1

an action of an organism or part of an organism causing a change in postion or place

Question 2

respiration

Answer 2

the chemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecules and release energy for metabolism

Question 3

metabolism

Answer 3

chemical reactions that take place in living organisms

Question 4

sensitivity

Answer 4

the ability to detect and respond to changes in external or internal environment

Question 5

growth

Answer 5

a permanent increase in size and dry mass

Question 6

reproduction

Answer 6

the process that makes more of the same kind of organism

Question 7

excretion

Answer 7

the removal of waste products of metabolism from the body

Question 8

nutrition

Answer 8

taking in materials for energy, growth, and development

Question 9

vestigial

Answer 9

structure that has evolved to become obsolete

evolutionarily obsolete <3

Question 10

tissue

Answer 10

a group of cells that work together to perform a particular function

Question 11

organ

Answer 11

a group of tissues that work together to perform a particular function