Vocab 1.3

Question 1

Biology

Answer 1

the science that employs scientific methodology to study living things

Question 2

Sexual Reproduction

Answer 2

a process where cells from two different parents unite to produce the first cell of the new organism

Question 3

Asexual Reproduction

Answer 3

the process in which two cells from only a SINGLE parents unite to produce the first cell of the new organism

Question 4

DNA

Answer 4

the genetic code that, with a few minor variations, determines the inherited trait of every organism on Earth

Question 5

Metabolism

Answer 5

the combination of chemical reactions as the organism carries out its life processes

Question 6

Stimulus

Answer 6

a signal to which an organism responds. External stimuli, come from the environment outside an organism, such as light and temperature. Internal stimuli come from within an organism

Question 7

Homeostasis

Answer 7

The process from which organisms keep the internal conditions constant

Question 8

Evolve

Answer 8

when a species changes in response to their environment over much time