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Intro to living things

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What are the characteristics of all living things?   All living things have a cellular organization, contain similar chemicals, use energy, respond to their surroundings, grow and develop, and reproduce  
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What is an organism?   living things  
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What is a cell?   The basic unit of structure and function in every living thing  
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What is a unicellular organism?   A single-celled organism  
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What is a multicellular organism?   An organism with many cells  
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What are the chemicals of life?   Water, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids,  
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How do organisms get energy?   By taking in and breaking down materials  
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What is metabolism?   how fast an organism can take in and break down materials  
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What is a stimulus?   a change in an organisms surroundings  
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What is a response?   an action a a change in behavior  
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What is development?   a change producing a more complex organism  
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What is growth?   becoming larger  
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What is asexual reproduction   one parent, identical offspring  
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What is sexual reproduction   two parents, offspring resembles  
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Where do living things come from ?   They arise from other things through reproduction  
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What is spontaneous generation?   The mistaken idea that living things can arise from other non-living things  
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What is a controlled experiment?   When a scientist carries out a series of tests that are identical except for one factor?  
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Who was Francesco Redi?   designed one of the first controlled experiments and showed that flies do not spontaneously arise from decaying meat  
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