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Biology
9th Grade
09/22/2010

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Levels of Organization
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Levels of Organization is a term used in basic biology, anatomy, and physiology. It is used with five basic concepts, the smallest the cell. ...
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Cells
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The cell is the functional basic unit of life. It was discovered by Robert Hooke and is the functional unit of all known living organisms.
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Metabalism
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The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized.
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Stimulis
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Something causing or regarded as causing a response.
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Homeostasis
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The ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.
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Osmosis
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Diffusion of fluid through a semipermeable membrane from a solution with a low solute concentration to a solution with a higher solute concentration until there is an equal concentration of fluid on both sides of the membrane
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Adaptation
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The act or process of adapting
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micro-
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Very small or microscopic.
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micro-
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Very small or microscopic.
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homeo-, homo-
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homeostasis
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a-, ab-, an-
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unusual
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scope
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The range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions.
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org-
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living
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