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Life Characteristics
Terms and Definitions for the Characteristics of Life
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Synthesis | When simple elements or compounds combine to make create a new chemical compound |
| Transport | To move something from one specific place to another |
| Excretion | The act of organic matter being separated or eliminated |
| Respiration | The act of inhaling and exhaling (breathing) in order to survive daily life |
| Nutrition | The act of organisms taking in food and using vitamins, minerals, and nutrients from the food to help to the body |
| Growth | The act of developing or advancing positively or negatively |
| Reproduction | The act of producing organisms of mostly the same and sometimes different species through the forms of asexual and sexual |
| Response to Stimuli | When organisms react to certain changes or outside forces |