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Properties of Life
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Something must be made of these to be considered a living organism | Cell |
| An organism's species depends on this to survive and not go extinct | Reproduction |
| The process by which the body gets energy from food | Metabolism |
| The regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions that are suitable for life | Homeostasis |
| Genes / traits passed on from parents to offspring | Heredity |
| Cellular reproduction | Growth |
| Changes in an organism over its lifespan | Development |
| Two (or more) things depending on each other | Interdependent |
| The act of changing physical location | Movement |
| Change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over generations | Evolution |