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Term | Definition |
CELL | The smallest unit that can perform all life processes; they are covered by a membrane and have DNA and cytoplasm. |
STIMULUS (RESPONSIVENESS) | Anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or any part of an organism. |
HOMEOSTASIS | The maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment. |
HEREDITY | The passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring. |
METABOLISM | a collection of chemical reactions that take place in the body's cells. Conversion (transformation) of the fuel in the food we eat into the energy needed to power everything we do, from moving to thinking to growing. |
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION | reproduction in which two parents unite, producing offspring that share traits from both parents. |
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION | Reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells and in which one parent produces offspring identical to itself. |
ADAPTATION |
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