| 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 |
