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Characteristics of living things - 1.cells 2.reproduction 3.genetic code 4.growth & development 5.Use energy 6.response to environment 7.homeostasis 8.evolution
cells - smallest unit of life
DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid contains genetic information genetic information determines an organism's traits
Reproduction - the production of offspring
growth and development - the ways an organism changes over its lifespan
use of energy - Living things use energy for all the processes they perform. Living things get energy by making their own food, eating food, or absorbing food.
responding to the environment - Organisms detect and respond to stimuli from their environment example: prey fleeing a predator
Homeostasis - a steady internal environment example: sweating to cool off
evolution - the ways in which species change over time in order to adapt to their environment
Metabolism - All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism
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