Biology Vocab U1: Stability & Change in Populations

A description of an organism that never moves from its site of origin in its entire lifetime.

• sessile

• docile

• mobile

• agile

The sum of all chemical reactions that take place in living organisms.

• glycolysis

• homeostasis

• metabolism

• organic chemistry

The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment.

• response to a stimulus

• adaptation

• metabolism

• homeostasis

The ability of organisms to create offspring.

• adapt

• evolve

• reproduce

• develop

The ability of an organism to get larger.

• development

• growth

• adapt

• evolve

The ability of a species to survive and reproduce offspring with desirable traits for survival.

• evolve

• adapt

• develop

• respond to stimuli

Viruses can reproduce, but in terms of their ability to reproduce, what do they require that living organisms do not?

• energy

• another virus molecule

• host cell

• protein

What is the basic unit of life, meaning all living things are made up of this?

• cell

• atom

• water

• DNA

A feature, behavior, or unique physiology that allows an organism to survive in its environment.

• fitness

• mutation

• genetic material

• adaptation

What characteristic of life is BEST represented by the processes of cell respiration, photosynthesis, and sometimes, chemosynthesis?

• evolution

• energy

• adaptation

• homeostasis