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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heredity | The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring. |
| Metabolism | The sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism. |
| Asexual reproduction | reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells and in which one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. |
| Producer | A organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings. |
| Consumer | A organism that eats other organisms or organic matter. |
| Decomposer | A organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing nutrients. |
| Scavenger | A animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse. |
| Stimulus | Anything that causes a reaction or change. |
| Sexual reproduction | reproduction in which the sex cells from to parents unite to produce offspring. |
| Homeostasis | The maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment. |
| Cell | The smallest unit that can preform all life processes. |
| Response | A reaction of something. |