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Living Things
Characteristics of Living Things
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Living things | ______________are made of cell(s). |
| Cells | _____________________are the most basic, or smallest unit of life. They are known as the building blocks of life. |
| Tissues | Cells come together and build ______________________. |
| Organs | Tissues come together and build ________________________. |
| Organ Systems | Organs build ___________ ____________________. |
| Organisms | Organ Systems build________________. |
| Energy | Organisms and their cells need ________________ to carry out life processes, like growing and repairing damaged cells. |
| Complex | Living things are _______________________ and organized. |
| Acquire | Living things __________________ and use energy. |
| stimuli | Living things respond to _______________. |
| react | Any changes in an organism's surroundings that causes an organism to _______________, is known as stimulus. |
| reproduce | Living things _________________________. |
| offspring | organisms are able to produce____________________ that are similar to themselves. |
| grow | Living things __________________. |
| develop | Organisms grow larger and ___________ to produce a more complex organism, during an organism's life. |
| evolve | Living things have the capacity to ________________. |
| DNA | All cells contain ______________________ that gets passed down from one generation to the next. Over very long periods of time, changes can take place. |