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LifeCharacteristics
Characteristics of Living Things
Term | Definition |
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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 |