The smallest unit that can perform all life processes.

An organism that can make its own food by using energy.

The maintenance of a constant internal state.

An organism that eats other organisms.

The passing of a genetic traits from parent to offspring.

An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains.

Anything that causes a reaction or charge in an organism or any part of an organism.

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Classification

Characteristics of living things

Term	Definition
Cell	The smallest unit that can perform all life processes.
Producer	An organism that can make its own food by using energy.
Homeostasis	The maintenance of a constant internal state.
Consumer	An organism that eats other organisms.
Heredity	The passing of a genetic traits from parent to offspring.
Decomposer	An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains.
Stimulus	Anything that causes a reaction or charge in an organism or any part of an organism.