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Life
Characteristics of Life
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | most of this comes from the sun |
| Homeostasis Example | dogs pant to cool themselves in warm weather |
| Cell | basic unit of structure and function |
| reproduction | making more of your own kind; essential for the continuation of a species |
| growth and development | process by which an organism transforms from inception to death |
| response | reaction to a stimulus |
| adaptation | The adjustment or changes in behavior, physiology, and structure of an organism to become more suited to an environment. |
| organization | cells, tissues, organs, organ systems...shows how an organism is formed |
| homeostasis | maintaining internal conditions despite external conditions |
| autotroph | organism that makes its own food |
| natural selection | organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce |
| asexual reproduction | requires 1 parent to produce identical offspring |
| sexual reproduction | requires 2 parents to produce genetically different offspring |
| heterotroph | organism that must take in food to acquire the energy it needs |
| response example | a plant's leaves turn toward the sun |
| heterotroph examples | humans, animals |
| autotroph example | plants |
| growth and development example | infant, toddler, child, pre-teen, teenager, adult, senior |
| adaptation example | a polar bear has white fur that allows it to blend in with it's snow/ice covered surroundings |
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