Science Ch. 1 Vocab Flashcards
living thing
organism
the basic unit of structure and function in an organism
cell
involves one parent, and offspring is identical to the parent.
Asexual Reproduction
involves two parents, and combines their genetic material to produce a new organism that is different from both parents.
Sexual Reproduction
the mistaken idea that living things can come from nonliving things.
Spontaneous generation
maintain stable internal conditions.
Homeostasis
the process of grouping things based on their similarities.
Classification
the study of how organisms are classified.
Taxonomy
the system of naming organisms, based on observable features.
Binomial Nomenclature
classification grouping that contains similar, closely related organisms.
Genus
group or similarly related organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.
Species
unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus.
Prokaryotes
organisms with cells that contain nuclei.
Eukaryotes
dense area is a cell that contains nucleic acid.
Nucleus
the process of change over time.
Evolution