Unit 1: Introduction to Biology Vocab

a living thing

• genetics

• DNA

• organism

• metabolism

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traits being passed down from parents through DNA

• evolution

• cells

• genetics

• homeostasis

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building blocks that make up all organisms

• DNA

• metabolism

• cells

• development

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an organism growing and changing over a lifetime

• stimulus

• reproduction

• evolution

• development

an organism producing more offspring

• evolution

• development

• reproduction

• genetics

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something that causes a response in an organism

• cells

• metabolism

• stimulus

• offspring

processes that involving getting food and breaking it down for energy

• genetics

• stimulus

• development

• metabolism

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an organism maintaining a stable internal environment

• evolution

• metabolism

• homeostasis

• reproduction

changes in organisms over time as they adapt to their environment

• evolution

• development

• reproduction

• cells

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another words for children

• offspring

• cells

• DNA

• reproduction

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