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Life Processes/Reproduction/Cells

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organism   a living thing  
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nutrition   process where food is taken into the body, broken down into a usable form, and undigested material is eliminated  
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transport   movement of materials throughout the organism  
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respiration   releasing of energy stored in foood  
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excretion   removal of waste materials produced by the organism  
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regulation   responding to changes in the organism's surroundings  
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reproduction   making more organisms of the same kind  
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growth   increase in size  
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ingestion   the taking in of food  
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digestion   breaking down of nutrients into a usable form  
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elimination   removal of undigested materials from the body  
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reproduction   process by which an organism produces new individuals (offspring)  
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asexual reproduction   reproduction involving only one parent; produces offspring identical to the parent  
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sexual reproduction   reproduction involving two parents; produces offspring not identical to parents  
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regeneration   process where a new part grows from the original organism  
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binary fission   process where a new organism is formed from the equal splitting of the parent organism  
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budding   process where a new organism grows while attached to a parent organism  
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fertilization   the joining a female sex cell and a male sex cell  
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cell   the basic unit of life  
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unicellular   a one-celled organism  
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multicellular   an organism with many cells  
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nucleus (cell)   controls the cell's activities; stores genetic material  
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mitochondria   where food is burned; powerhouse of the cell  
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ribosomes   where proteins are made  
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vacuole   where excess fluid is stored  
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chloroplasts   where glucose is stored in green plants; contain chlorophyll  
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cell wall   gives support to the plant's structure  
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cell membrane   controls what enters/leaves the cell  
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cytoplasm   the thick fluid surrounding the nucleus  
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chlorophyll   a green pigment found in green plants  
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photosynthesis   a process where carbon dioxide and water are changed into sugar  
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homeostasis   the maintenance of a constant internal environment  
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metamorphosis   the process of a complete body change from juvenile to adult stages  
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