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Char.of living thing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heredity | The passing of genetics 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 | 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 is 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 the 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 small unit that can preform all life processes; cells are covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm |