| A | B |
| Biology | The study of life. |
| Organization | Orderly structure |
| Reproduction | Increase in numbers of living things |
| Organism | Name given to any living thing |
| Species | Organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring |
| Growth | Increase in size and living material |
| Development | The changes that occur as an organism matures |
| Environment | An organisms surroundings |
| Stimulus | Any change in the environment to which the organism adjusts |
| Response | The reaction to a stimulus |
| Homeostasis | Maintaining constant/stable internal conditions despite changes in the external environment |
| Energy | The ability to do work |
| Adaptation | a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment |
| Evolution | The gradual changes which occur over time |
| Metabolism | The sum total of all energy using and energy yielding chemical reactions in an organism. |