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Organic Compounds
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Biology
10th Grade
04/23/2012

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Biology
Definition
Study Of Life
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Organism
Definition
anything that posses all characteristics of life
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Reproduction
Definition
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
results in an increase in the amount of living material and the formation of new structures
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development
Definition
all of the changes that can take place during the life of an organism are known as its development
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environment
Definition
surroundings
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stimulus
Definition
anything in an organism external and internal environment cause the organism to react
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homeostasis
Definition
regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for its survival is called homeostasis
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energy
Definition
ability ti cause change
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adaptation
Definition
any structure behavior or internal process that enables an organism to respond to environmental factors and live to produce offspring is called an adaptation
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evolution
Definition
the gradual change in a species through adaptations over time is evolution
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organization
Definition
the orderly structure of cells in an organization; one of the characteristics of all living things
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response
Definition
an organism's reaction to change in the environment
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stimulus
Definition
anything in am environment that causes an organism to react
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sugar
Definition
brick-red
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starch
Definition
blue-black
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protein
Definition
lavender
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lipid
Definition
greasy oil spot
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carbohydrates
Definition
stores and releases energy
monosacchoride; carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
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