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living things
characteristics on living things
Term | Definition |
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cells | contain all the material necessary for life |
multi-cellular | many cells; perform different jobs |
uni-cellular | one cell; cannot perform different jobs |
stimulus | change in organisms environment that affects the activity of the organism |
response | a reaction to a stimulus |
homeostasis | maintaining a constant interval environment (Ex. Body temperature is 98 degrees |
sexual reproduction | two organisms produce offspring that is a combination of parents |
Asexual reproduction | one organism produces offspring that are identical to the parent |
DNA | blueprints of life, gives directions to make proteins, and heredity |
Heredity | transmission of characteristics from one generation to the next |
energy | necessary for all life activities, acquired from breaking down the food we obtain, and metabolism |
metabolism | the sum of all chemical activities |
grow | organism becomes larger in size |
develop | organism changes |