Biology Vocab U1: Stability & Change in Populations

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Description of an organism that never moves from its origin.

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sessile

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Sum of all chemical reactions in living organisms.

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metabolism

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Ability to maintain stable internal environment.

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homeostasis

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Ability of organisms to create offspring.

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reproduce

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Ability of an organism to increase in size.

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growth

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Ability of a species to survive and reproduce with desirable traits.

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evolve

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Viruses can reproduce, but they need something that living organisms do not:

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host cell

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Basic unit of life, all living things are made of this:

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cell

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Feature or behavior enabling survival in an environment.

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adaptation

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Characteristic of life represented by cell respiration, photosynthesis, and chemosynthesis?

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energy