What is biology?
spicies
a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature.
organization
what all living things show. (orderly structure)
enviroment
a constant interface in which organisms live in. It includes air, water, weather, temperature, other organisms and many other factors.
response
a reaction to stimulus.
development
all of the changes that take place during the life of an organism.
stimulus
any condition in the enviroment that requires an organism to adapt.
adaption
any structure, behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to respond to stimuli and better survive in an enviroment.
organism
anything that posesses all of the characteristics of life.
reproduction
one of the most obvious of all the characteristics of life. The producution of offsping.
homeostasis
regulation of an organism's internal enviroment to mantain conditions suitable for its survival.
growth
results in an increase in the amount of living materials and formation of new structures.
energy
the ablity to do work.
evolution
the gradual accomulation of adaptions over time.
biology
the study of life.