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Biology Test 1
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Biology
9th Grade
09/21/2010

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Definition
Process in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed and that makes energy available.
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Levels of organization
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Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ system, And Organism.
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Cells
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Has membrane and in plants a cell wall. The basic structural unit of all organisms.
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Stimulus
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Something that excites an organism or part to functional activity. Quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.
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Homeostasis
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The ability or tendency of an organism or a cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.
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Osmosis
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Diffusion through any membrane or porous barrier, as in dialysis.
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Adaption
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A form or structure modified to fit a changed environment.
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