Terms
The study of all forms of life
What is biology?
any individual living thing
What is an organism?
The smallest and most fundamental unit of matter
What is atom?
All chemical reactions which occur within an organism
What is metabolism?
Biology that refers to organic, living or once living organisms
What is biotic?
All individuals of a species living within a specific area
What is population?
Two or more atoms joined by a chemical bond
What is molecules?
The process by which different kinds of living organism have developed and diversified through earlier forms
What is evolution?
Biology that refers to inorganic or organisms that were never alive
What is abiotic?
The set of populations inhabiting a particular area
What is community?
Specialized structure that surrounds macromolecules
What is organelle?
Groups of cells sharing similar structure and function
What is tissue?
The change or process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment
What is adaptation?
Maintenance of a stable internal environment
What is homeostasis?
All the living things in a particular area together with the abiotic parts of that environment
What is ecosystem?
The smallest and most fundamental unit of structure and function in all LIVING things
What is cell?
Groups of tissue that share similar function
What is organ?
Release of energy from environmental materials; energy used to sustain life
The variety of life
What is biodiversity?
The ______ includes all living things and the places they are found
What is biosphere?
Groups of functionally relatable organs
What is organ system?
Use of energy to synthesize organic materials?
What is anabolic metabolism?