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Biology
9th Grade
08/30/2012

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Adaptation
Definition
An alteration or adjustment in structure or habits, often hereditary, by which a species or individual improves its condition in relationship to its environment.
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Biology
Definition
The science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution. It includes botany and zoology and all their subdivisions.
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Cell
Definition
 The smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent functioning, consisting of one or more nuclei, cytoplasm, and various organelles, all surrounded by a semipermeable cell membrane.
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Development
Definition
A significant event, occurrence, or change
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Diversity
Definition
variety; multiformity.
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Energy
Definition
Usable heat or power.
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Excretion
Definition
the natural process of eliminating bodily wastes in the feces and urine.
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Growth
Definition
Full development; maturity.
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Heredity
Definition
passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes
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Homeostasis
Definition
The ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.
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Living
Definition
Possessing life
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Movement
Definition
The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.
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Non-living
Definition
not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"
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Organism
Definition
An individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus; a body made up of organs, organelles, or other parts that work together to carry on the various processes of life.
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Organization
Definition
of or pertaining to an organization.
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Reproduction
Definition
either sexual or asexual, by which an animal or plant produces one or more individuals similar to itself
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Sexual Reproduction
Definition
Having sexual organs involved or involving both sexes.
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Asexual Reproduction
Definition
Independence of sexual process no egg or sperm uniting
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Respiration
Definition
The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing. Also called ventilation.
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Response
Definition
A reaction, as that of an organism or a mechanism, to a specific stimulus.
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Sensitivity
Definition
The capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation.
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Species
Definition
A fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms capable of interbreeding
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Stimulus
Definition
Something that causes and encourages a given response
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