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life functions

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biology   the study of life and living organisms  
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metabolism   the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.  
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life   the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.  
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aerobic   relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen  
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organism   an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.  
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anaerobic   relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen.  
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life processes   are the series of actions that are essential to determine if an animal is alive. Living things have seven essential processes in common: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition.  
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sexual   relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals.  
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biotic   of, relating to, or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.  
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growth   the process of increasing in physical size.  
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reproduction   the action or process of making a copy of something.  
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regulation   a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.  
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respiration   the action of breathing.  
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excretion   a product of excretion  
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transport   take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship.  
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synthesis   the combination of ideas to form a theory or system  
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