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Term | Definition |
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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 par- ent produces offspring that are genetically 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, dead plant material, or refuse. |
Stimulus | anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or any part of an organism |
Sexual reproduction | reproduction in which the sex cells from two parents unite to produce offspring that share traits from both parents |
Homeostasis | the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment |
Cell | in biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes; cells are covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm |
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