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Glencoe Chapter 1.1
Chapter 1 Section 1 Vocab
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Biology
9th Grade
08/23/2010

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Biology
Definition
The study of life
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Organism
Definition
Anything that posses all of the characteristics of life
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Organization
Definition
An orderly structure that all living things show
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Reproduction
Definition
The production of offspring
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Species
Definition
A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature
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Growth
Definition
An increase in the amount of living material and the formation of structures
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Development
Definition
All the changes that take place during the life of an organism
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Environment
Definition
Constant surrounding, which includes the air, water, weather, temperatures, and any other organisms
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Stimulus
Definition
Anything in an organism's external and internal environment that causes the organism to react
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Reasponse
Definition
A reaction to a stimulus
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Homeostasis
Definition
Regulation of an organism's internal environement to maintain conditions suitible for it's survival
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Energy
Definition
The ability to cause change
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Adaptation
Definition
Any inherited structure behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to respond to environmental factors and live to produce offspring
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Evolution
Definition
The gradual change in a species throughout adaptions over time
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