1. correctly define the terms biology, inorganic,
and organic.
2. recognize that water is the most common inorganic
compound in living things.
3. correctly define the following terms; nutrition,
ingestion, digestion, circulation, movement,
respiration, synthesis, excretion,
regulation, growth, reproduction, and immunity.
4. define the term metabolism and relate it to the
functioning of an organism.
5. define the term homeostasis.
6. recognize that a disruption in any organism system
will result in a corresponding
disruption of homeostasis.
7. recognize that organisms possess a diverse set
of control mechanisms that detect
changes in the internal or external
environment and make adjustments to correct
the situation.
8. explain the homeostatic regulation of body temperature
in humans.