Chapter 2 Vocab

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Definition: individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form

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Organism

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Basic unit of structure and function in an organism

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Cell

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Single-celled organisms

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Unicellular

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Organisms made of many specialized cells

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Multicellular

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Change in surroundings causing reaction

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Stimulus

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Action or change in behavior

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Response

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Process of change in an organism's life leading to complexity

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Development

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Living things arise from nonliving sources

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Spontaneous Generation

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Organisms that produce their own food

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Autotroph

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Organisms that can't make their own food

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Heterotroph