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7th Grade Science-9
Cells- VOcab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the smallest unit of life | cell |
| anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism | stimulus |
| when an organism maintains it's internal state even when their environment changes around them | homoeostasis |
| reproduction when two parent cells produce an offspring that share the same traits as the parents | sexual reproduction |
| reproduction that happens without the union of sex cells; when the parent cell reproduces an offspring that is identical to itself. | asexual reproduction |
| passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring. | heredity |
| the total of all the chemical activities an organism performs | metabolism |
| an organism that makes its own food by using energy from its surroundings | producer |
| an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter | consumer |
| an organism that eats the remains of dead organisms or animal waste | decomposer |