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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heredity | The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring. |
| Heredity | The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring. |
| Metabolism | The sum of all chemicals processes that occur in an organism . |
| Metabolism | The sum of all chemicals processes that occur in an organism . |
| Asexual reproduction | Reproduction in which the sex cells from two parents unite to produce offspring that share traits from both parents. |
| 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. a person who searches for and collects discarded items./a person employed to clean the streets. |
| Stimulus | Anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or any part of an |
| Heredity | The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring. |
| Metabolism | The sum of all chemicals processes that occur in an organism . |
| Asexual reproduction | Reproduction in which the sex cells from two parents unite to produce offspring that share traits from both parents. |
| 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. a person who searches for and collects discarded items./a person employed to clean the streets. |
| 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 mainte- nance 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 |
| Response | any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus. |