Vocab #6 Flashcards
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Cell
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Collection of living matter
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Biology
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Science that seeks to understand the living world
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Sexual reproduction
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Process by which two cells from different parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism
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Asexual reproduction
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Process by which a single parent reproduces by itself
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Metabolism
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Set of chemical reactions through which and organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes (having to do with digestion
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Homeostasis
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Process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
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Evolve
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Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
