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Cards Term Homestasis Definition ability of an organism to keep conditions inside the body the same, even though conditions in its external environment change. Term Compound Definition Two or more elements chemically combined. Term Sun Definition A star that is the center of a planetary system. Term Warmblooded Definition Maintaining a relatively constant and warm body temperature independent of environmental temperature; homeothermic. Term Coldblooded Definition Animals that use their behavior to help maintain homeostasis. Term Respiration Definition process in which simple food substances such a glucose are broken down and the energy they contain is released. Term Stimulus Definition signal to which an organism reacts; change in the environment Term Elements Definition pure substances that cannot be seperated into simpler substances by ordinary chemical process. Term Food Definition something u eat Term Carbon Definition A nonmetallic element occuring in many inorganic and in all organic compounds, existing as graphite and diamond and as a constituent of coal, limestone, and petroleum, and capable of chemical self-bonding to form a number of important molecules. Term DNA Definition nucleic acid that stores the information needed to build roteins and carries generic information about an organism. Term Asexual Definition reproduction requiring only one parent. Term spontaneous Definition hypothesis that states that life can spring from nonlving matter. Term response Definition some action or movement of an organism brought on by a stimulus. Term cells Definition basic unit of struccture and function in living things. Term Stanley Miller Definition A scientist that produced the basic building blocks in life. Term photsynthesis Definition process by which organisms use energy from sunlight to make their own food.