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Characteristics of Living Things

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response   an "effect"  
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sexual   type of reproduction with two parents and offspring that are a combination of their DNA  
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external   environment outside of an organism  
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homeostasis   maintaining a stable internal environment  
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multicellular   made of more than one cell  
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cells   basic unit of structure and function in living organisms  
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energy   required by all living things; produced by plants, consumed by animals  
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stimulus   a "cause"  
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asexual   type of reproduction with a single parent create identical copies of itself  
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simple organization   organization within a single cell  
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development   change in abilities of an organism within a single life span  
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growth   an increase in size or mass  
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adaptation   any inherited characteristic that results from changes to a species over time (many generations)  
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internal   type of environment inside of an organism  
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reproduction   production of offspring  
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producer   makes its own food  
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bacteria   an example of a unicellular organism  
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consumer   must hunt or gather its food  
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photosynthesis   process by which producers collect sunlight energy and create food energy  
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