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An increase in an organism’s size
Grow or Growth
A living being that can independently function
Organism
The process of 2 organisms creating offspring
Reproduction
Shows the flow of energy when one organism eats another
Food Chains
Being composed of more than one cell
Multicellular
A diagram that shows the relationship between organisms
Cladogram
the process where the concentration of toxic substances increases at each trophic level in a food chain
Bioaccumulation
the study of the interactions between living organisms and their environment
Ecology
a model that illustrates the flow of energy through an ecosystem's trophic levels
Energy Pyramids
a large geographic area defined by its specific climate, plants, and animals
Biome
a process where offspring are produced from two parents, resulting in offspring that are genetically different from either parent
Sexual Reproduction
an organism, such as bacteria, fungi, or invertebrates like earthworms, that breaks down dead plants and animals
Decomposers
the system for classifying and naming living organisms into hierarchical groups based on shared characteristics
Taxonomy
all the living populations of different species that interact with each other within a specific geographic area
Community
the various ways organisms, populations, or entire ecosystems react to changes, or stimuli, in their environment
Response
the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems
Biodiversity
Made up of one cell
Unicellular
a tool used for identifying organisms
Dichotomous Key
the complex processing of energy and matter by all the organisms living within an ecosystem
Metabolism
the formal, worldwide scientific naming system for living organisms, where each species is given a two-part name consisting of the genus and the species
Binomial Nomenclature
a change in an organism's internal or external environment that elicits a response
Stimulus
a natural unit consisting of all the living organisms (biotic factors) interacting with their non-living physical environment (abiotic factors)
Ecosystem
the total number of individuals of the same species that live in a specific geographic area
Population
a process where a single parent produces genetically identical offspring
Asexual Reproduction
the Earth's life-supporting layer, encompassing all living things and the environment they inhabit
Biosphere