| A | B |
| asexual reproduction | one source of genetic material, also known as cloning |
| autotroph | an organism that can convert sunlight into usable energy |
| biology | the study of living things |
| differentiation | the process in which cells become specialized to perform particular functions |
| gene | a unit of inheritance |
| evolve | to change over time |
| ecosystem | an evironmental community |
| heterotroph | an organism that consumes other organisms for energy |
| homeostasis | stable level of internal conditions |
| multicellular | having many cells |
| organism | a living thing |
| photosynthesis | process of converting light energy into chemical energy |
| sexual reproduction | two sources of genetic information, usually from two different organisms of the same species |
| unicellular | having one cell |
| development | the process in which an organism changes into the adult organism |