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DOL Investigation 1
Term | Definition |
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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. |