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LifeCharacteristics
Characteristics of Living Things
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| response | an "effect" |
| sexual | type of reproduction with two parents and offspring that are a combination of their DNA |
| external | environment outside of an organism |
| homeostasis | maintaining a stable internal environment |
| multicellular | made of more than one cell |
| cells | basic unit of structure and function in living organisms |
| energy | required by all living things; produced by plants, consumed by animals |
| stimulus | a "cause" |
| asexual | type of reproduction with a single parent create identical copies of itself |
| simple organization | organization within a single cell |
| development | change in abilities of an organism within a single life span |
| growth | an increase in size or mass |
| adaptation | any inherited characteristic that results from changes to a species over time (many generations) |
| internal | type of environment inside of an organism |
| reproduction | production of offspring |
| producer | makes its own food |
| bacteria | an example of a unicellular organism |
| consumer | must hunt or gather its food |
| photosynthesis | process by which producers collect sunlight energy and create food energy |