Organism Flashcards
(11 cards)
Autotroph
An organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food
Cell
The basic unit of structure and function in living things
Heterotroph
An organism that cannot make its own food and gets food food by consuming other living things.
Homeo stasis
The condition in which an organisms internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.
Multicellular
Consisting of many cells.
Organism
A living thing.
Response
An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus.
Spontaneous generation
The mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources.
Stimulus
Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way.
Unicellular
Made of a single cell.
Characteristics
Traits that can describe any living thing.