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9A Biology

Section 1 Vocabulary Review

Match the terminology with its corresponding denition.
1. Biology 2. Cell 3. Heredity 4. Homeostasis 5. Mutation 6. Gene 7. Reproduction 8. Evolution 9. Species a. The basic unite of inheritance. b. The change in living things over time. c. A group of genetically similar organisms that can produce fertile offspring. d. The study of life. e. The study of the interactions of organisms with one another and with nonliving parts of their environment. f. The process of passing traits from parent to offspring. g. A change in the DNA of a gene. h. The process by which organisms make more of their own kind from one generation to the next. i. The sum of all chemical reactions carried out in an organism. j. The maintenance of a stable internal conditions in spite of changes in the external environment. k. The smallest unit capable of all life functions. l. The process in which organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.

10. Natural Selection 11. Ecology 12. Metabolism