Biology Basics Vocabulary

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait

a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes

A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive in a particular environment

A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together

Basic unit of life

A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing

An individual living thing

A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers

A substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

A set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds/breaks down materials

Change in a kind of organism over time

Optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, typically magnified several 100 times