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Characteristics of life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Organism | a “living thing” that has all the characteristics of life |
| cell | smallest living part of an organism that can live by itself |
| Stimulus | anything an organism responds to (bright light, hunger, danger, etc.) |
| Response | the reaction an organism has to stimulus (close its eyes, eat food, run away, etc.) |
| adaptation | specialized changes in an organism that evolve over many generations to help the organism survive |
| homeostasis | responses an organism does to keep its inside environment stable (“home stays nice”) |
| development | physical changes in an organism over its life |
| life span | time from birth to death for an organism |
| dormant | adjective to describe an organism whose life processes have slowed almost to a stop while it waits for better living conditions |
| mystery box | a problem that cannot be solved by direct observations |
| observation | information you collect using the five senses |
| inference | what you think because of an observation |
| name the five characteristics of life | 1) organization made of cells 2)adjust to surroundings 3)meets basic needs 4)Growth and development 5)reproduction |