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Life Science Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abiotic | Any factor in the environment that does not meet the characteristics of life |
| Biotic | Any factor in the environment that meets with the characteristics of life |
| Atom | The Smallest unit of matter (an element is a kind of atom) |
| Molecule | A group of atoms bonded together |
| Organelle | Tiny "organ" inside of cells that carry cut life sustaining processes |
| Cells | The smallest and most basic unit of life |
| Organism | Any living thing includes animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and protists that meet the characteristics of life |
| homeostasis | The ability to maintain stable internal conditions |
| Stimuli | A change in the environment |
| Adapt | Change over time in response to environment (1,000,000's of years!) |
| unicellular | Made of 1 cell |
| multicellular | Made of more than 1 cell |
| Energy | The ability to do work |
| Matter | Anything that has mass or takes up space |
| Heterotroph | Organisms that have to eat food to gain energy |
| Autotrophs | Organisms that created their own food for energy |