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DOL Investigation 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dead | an organism that is no longer alive |
| dormant | inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping |
| excretion | To rid the body of unwanted materials produced by cellular metabolism or digestion. |
| energy | required to make things happen...need it to move breathe, see, hear, blink, etc. |
| function | a task that organisms perform |
| gas exchange | the uptake or release of gases for life processes |
| growth | an increase in amount of living material due to natural development. |
| nonliving | something that was never alive |
| organism | Any living thing. |
| population | A group of the same species living in the same area. |
| reproduce | to make more of the same kind |
| response | reaction to a stimulus |
| species | a group of similar organisms |
| spores | capsules produced to survive unfavorable times |
| stimulus | something that causes a change or reaction in an organism |
| environment | the place where an organism lives and the external factors that affect that organism |
| metabolism | the sum of all the physical and chemical processes in an organism. |