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Properties of Life
Definition | Term |
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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 |