Characteristics of Life

Vocabulary

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Cell -Smallest unit that can perform all life processes
Reproduction -Process by which living things produce
new organisms like themselves.
Sexual Reproduction -Reproduction needing two parents
Asexual Reproduction -Reproduction needing only one parent.

Stimulus -A change in an organism's surroundings that

causes an organism to react. They include changes in
temperature, light, sound, and other factors.
Metabolize - to change (food) into a form that can be
used by your body : to process and use (substances
brought into your body) by metabolism

Cell
Stimulus
Asexual Reproduction
Reproduction
Metabolize -

Sexual Reproduction

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Response - An action or change in behavior
Development -The process of change that occurs during an
organism's life to produce a more complex organism.
Evolve - to change or develop slowly often into a better,
more complex, or more advanced state : to develop by a
process of evolution
Heredity - the passing of traits to offspring from its parents.
Homeostasis - The maintenance of a constant internal state
in a changing environment.
Organic Molecules - are those that have carbon
atoms. (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, DNA, etc.)

Vocabulary Word Bank

Response
Homeostasis
Development
Organic Molecules
Evolve
Heredity
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Cell
Stimulus
Asexual Reproduction
Reproduction
Metabolize
Sexual Reproduction