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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heredity | The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring. |
| Metabolism | The sum of all chemical processes that occur in a organism. |
| cell | The smallest unit that perform all life processes. |
| Producer | A organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings. |
| Consumer | An organism that eats other organisms. |
| Decomposer | An organsism thats gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organism. |
| Stimulus | A thing or event that evokes a specific |
| Asexual reproduction | reproduction that does not involve the union of the sex cells and which one part produces offspring that are geneticlly. |
| Sexual reproduction | reproduction in which the sex cells from two parents unite to produce off spring that share traits. |
| Scavenger | an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse. a person who searches for and collects discarded items. |
| Homeostasis | Maintenance of a constant internal state. |
| Response | A verbal or written answer. |