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Characteristics
Char. Of lLiving Things
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heredity | the passing of genetic traits parent to offspring. |
| Metabolism | the sum of all chemical processes that occur in a organism. |
| Asexual reproduction | reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells. |
| Producer | an organism that can make its own food by using energy around it. |
| Consumer | an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter. |
| Decomposer | an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms. |
| Scavenger | an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse. |
| Stimulus | anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or a part of an organism. |
| Sexual reproduction | reproduction in which sex cells of two parents come together to make offspring. |
| Homeostasis | the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment. |
| Cell | the smallest unit that can perform all life processes. |
| Response | a reaction to something. |