what is life?
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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cell | the basic unit of structure and function in living things
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organisms | A living thing
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unicellular | made of a single sell
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multicellurlar | consisting of many cells
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metabolism | the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials
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stimulus | any change or signal in environment that can make an organism react in some way
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response | an action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus
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asexual reproduction | a reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
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development | the process of change that occurs during an organisms life to produce a more complex organism
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sexual reproduction | a reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism which differs from both parents
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spontaneous generation | the mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources
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controlled experiment | an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
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autotroph | an organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food
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heterotroph | an organism that cannot make it's own food and get's food by consuming other living things.
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homeostasis | the condition in which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the exterinal environment
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