Characteristics of Living Things (vocabulary) 1. Biology the study of living things – 2. Cells - basic unit of structure and function in living things 3. Eukaryote - organism made up of cells that have a membrane-bound nucleus and other organelles 4. Prokaryote one-celled organism that does not have a – nucleus or organelles; includes all bacteria 5. Unicellular made up of only one cell – 6. Multicellular made up of more than one cell – 7. Organ in an organism, structure made of two of more different – tissues which has a specialized function; for example, the lungs 8. Organ systems a group of organs working together to do a specific – job for an organism; example digestive system – 9. Organism a living thing – all stages in the life of an organism 10. Life – 11. Metamorphosis describes the life cycle of an organism whose – form changes substantially at each stage of its life cycle 12. Tissues in plants and animals, a group of cells that work together – to do a specific job 13. Response a reaction to something –
Characteristics of Living Things (vocabulary) 1. Biology – the study of living things 2. Cells - basic unit of structure and function in living things 3. Eukaryote - organism made up of cells that have a membrane-bound nucleus and other organelles 4. Prokaryote – one-celled organism that does not have a nucleus or organelles; includes all bacteria 5. Unicellular – made up of only one cell 6. Multicellular – made up of more than one cell 7. Organ – in an organism, structure made of two of more different tissues which has a specialized function; for example, the lungs 8. Organ systems – a group of organs working together to do a specific job for an organism; example – digestive system 9. Organism – a living thing 10. Life – all stages in the life of an organism 11. Metamorphosis – describes the life cycle of an organism whose form changes substantially at each stage of its life cycle 12. Tissues – in plants and animals, a group of cells that work together to do a specific job 13. Response – a reaction to something
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