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Life Procceses
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nutrition | Obtaining and processing of materials by an organism for it's own use (Ingest, digest, egest) |
| Circulation/Transport | Absorption and distribution (transport) of materials within an organism |
| Movement/Locomotion | Change in position by a living thing |
| Excretion | Removel of ALL waste produced by the cells of an organism (METABOLIC WASTES) |
| Respiration | Process which changes the energy in food to ATP (cellular energy) |
| Reproduction | Making more organisms of one's own kind |
| Immunity | Ability of an organism to resist disease causing organisms and foregin invaders |
| Regulation/Coordination | Control of the various activitiesof an organism |
| Synthesis | Production of more complex substances by combining two or more simpler substances |
| Growth | Increase in living matter by increasing cell size or numbers |