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LivingOrganisms
Term | Definition |
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Heredity | The process of which a gene or trait is passed on to the next generation. |
Metabolism | A total of all the chemical activities an organism does. |
Asexual Reproduction | Reproduction using one cell produced by the single parent. |
Producer | An organism that can make it’s own food. |
Consumer | An organism that eats other living creatures. |
Decomposer | – A plant or animal that breaks down nutrients in food or waste. |
Scavenger | An organism that finds it’s food, no matter where it’s from. |
Stimulus | An instant reaction to something that can be either external or internal. |
Sexual Reproduction | Reproduction done by the unity of two cells. |
Homeostasis | The ability to keep an organism’s internal conditions constantly. |
Cell | A small piece of an organism covered in a membrane that can do various activities. |
Response | A reaction, or a stimulus that occurs within an organism. |