Vocabulary

Biology: is the study of life.

Cells: are highly organized, tiny structures with thin coverings called membranes.
Reproduction: is the process by which organisms make more of their own kind from one generation.
Metabolism: is the sum of all of the chemical reactions carried out in an organism.
Homeostasis: the maintenance of stable internal conditions in spite of changes in the external environment.
Genes: are sets of inherited instructions for making proteins.

Mutation: a change in the DNA of a gene.

Evolution: change in the inherited traits of species over time.
Species: is a group of genetically similar organisms that can produces fertile offspring.
Natural Selection: the process in which organisms with favorable genes are more likely to survive and reproduce.
Ecology: is the science that studies the interactions of living organisms with one another and with the nonliving part of their environment.