Biology Chapter 1

degree of order ithin an organism's external and interaal parts and its interaction with the living world

the smallest unit that can perform all lifes proceses

organism made up of one cell

organism made up of many cells

structures that carry out specialized jobs within an organ system

group of cells that have similar abilities that allow the organ to function

tiny strcutures that carry out functions necessary for the cell to stay alive

a physical or chemical change in the internal or external environment

the maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions even when changes occur

the sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment

the formation of 2 new cells from an existing cell

the process by which an organism becomes a mature adult

the act of producing new organisms like themselves

structure that contains DNA for one trait

hereditary information recombines from two organisms of the same species

hereditary information is not combined and new organism is genetically the same

the ability to change over time

main branches of biology

the branch of biology that studies organisms interacting with each other and the environment

communities of living species and their physical environment

organisms that have favorable traits are better able to survive

traits that improve an individual's ability to survive

an organized approach to solving a problem

an educated guess as to why something happens

provides a normal standard to compare results to

identical to control group with one variable that is different

the thing changed in an experiment

the thing being changed in an experiment

the response of the change in an experiment