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Charistics of Life
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Term | Definition |
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Movement | Change in position of the body or of a body part; motion of an internal organ |
Responsiveness | Reaction to a change inside or outside the body |
Growth | Increase in body size without change in shape |
Respiration- | Obtaining oxygen, removing Carbon Dioxide (CO2), and releasing energy from foods [Some forms of life do not use oxygen in respiration] |
Reproduction | Production of a new organisms and new cells |
Digestion | Breakdown of food substances into simpler forms that can be absorbed and used |
Absorption | Passage of substances through membranes and into body fluids |
Circulation | Movement of substances in body fluids |
Assimilation | Changing of absorbed substances into different chemical forms |
Excretion | Removal of wastes production by metabolic Reaction |