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char living things
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metabolism | The total of the chemical activities that the organism preforms |
| Asexual reproduction | A single parent produces offspring that are identical to the parent. |
| Producer | An organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings. |
| Consumer | An organism that eats other organisms or organic matter. |
| Decomposer | An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients. |
| Scavenger | An animal that feeds on carrion |
| Stimulus | Anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or any part of an organism. |
| Sexual reproduction | Two parents produce offspring that will share characteristics. |
| Homeostasis | The maintenance of a internal environment. |
| Cell | A membrane covered structure that contains all the materials necessary for life. |
| Response | A reaction to something. |
| Heredity | The passing of traits from one generation to the next. |