life fuctions Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
biology | the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution |
metabolism | the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life |
life | the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death. |
aerobic | relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen. "simple aerobic bacteria" |
organism | n individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. synonyms: living thing, being, creature, animal, plant, life form "fish and other organisms" |
anaerobic | relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen. "anaerobic bacteria" |
life processes | re 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. |
sexual | relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals. "she had felt the thrill of a sexual attraction" |
homeostasis | the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes. |
asexual | . without sexual feelings or associations. "she rested her hand on the back of his head, in a maternal, wholly asexual, gesture |
biotic | of, relating to, or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations. "the preservation of biotic diversity" |
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