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Char.of living thing
Term | Definition |
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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 |