Vocabulary from Module 1, from Apologia's High School Biology Course Exploring Creation With Biology, by Dr. Jay Wile and Marilyn F. Durnell (2nd edition). There is also a crossword puzzle with these vocabulary words at e-learninglinks.com.
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| 61424425 | Metabolism | The sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism's life functions | |
| 61424426 | Anabolism | The sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life | |
| 61424427 | Catabolism | The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks | |
| 61424428 | Photosynthesis | The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food | |
| 61424429 | Herbivores | Organisms that eat only plants | |
| 61424430 | Carnivores | Organisms that eat only organisms other than plants | |
| 61424431 | Omnivores | Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms | |
| 61424432 | Producers | Organisms that produce their own food | |
| 61424433 | Consumers | Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food | |
| 61424434 | Decomposers | Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms | |
| 61424435 | Autotrophs | Organisms that are able to make their own food | |
| 61424436 | Heterotrophs | Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food | |
| 61424437 | Receptors | Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment | |
| 61424438 | Asexual reproduction | Reproduction accomplished by a single organism | |
| 61424439 | Sexual reproduction | Reproduction that requires two organisms | |
| 61424440 | Inheritance | The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the offspring | |
| 61424441 | Mutation | An abrupt and marked change in the DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents | |
| 61424442 | Hypothesis | An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question | |
| 61424443 | Theory | A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data | |
| 61424444 | Scientific law | A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data | |
| 61424445 | Microorganisms | Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye | |
| 61424446 | Abiogenesis | The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions | |
| 61424447 | Prokaryotic cell | A cell that has no distinct, membrane-bounded organelles | |
| 61424448 | Eukaryotic cell | A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles | |
| 61424449 | Species | A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring, and are reproductively isolated from other such units | |
| 61424450 | Taxonomy | The science of classifying organisms | |
| 61424451 | Binomial nomenclature | Naming an organism with its genus and species name |
