A | B |
organism | a living thing |
cell | the basic unit of structure and function in an organism |
unicellular | single celled organism- one cell performs all of the jobs for the organism |
multicellular | many cells with different specialized jobs |
chemicals of life | water, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids |
water | chemical of life that keeps you hydrated |
carbohydrates | chemical of life that gives you energy |
proteins and lipids | chemicals of life that make up your cells |
nucleic acids | chemicals of life that ake up your genetic material |
stimulus | a change in your surroundings that causes a reaction |
response | reaction or change in behavior due to a stimulus |
growth | when something becomes larger |
development | process of change in an organism's life to make it more complex |
reproduce | to produce offspring similar to parents |
autotroph | "self-feeders"- organisms that can make their own food |
heterotroph | "other-feeders"- organisms that rely on other organisms for food |
homeostasis | the ability of an organism to maintain stable internal conditions |