General Vocab Flashcards
Learn general biology vocabulary
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Cell
The basic unit of all life forms.
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Unicellular
Descriptive of an organism comprised of only one cell.
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Multicellular
Descriptive of an organism comprised of multiple cells.
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Evolution
Change over time to dadapt to changing environments.
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Adaption
An organism’s ability to change in order to survive in a new or changing environment.
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Homeostasis
The relatively constsant cheical conditions that organisms maintain.
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Metabolism
The chemical reactions in an organism that build or break down chemical compounds.
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Sexual Reproduction
Reproduction involving two parents.
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Asexual Reproduction
Reproduction involving a single parent.
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Stimulus
A signal to which organisms react.
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Gene
A sequence of DNA that determines a trait.
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DNA
Genetic code.
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Biotic Factor
Any living part of the evironment, that affects other organisms in that environment.
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Abiotic Factor
Any non living part of the environment which organisms are affected by.
