1.3 Vocab Flashcards

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Biology

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Scientific study of life

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Sexual Reproduction

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Type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism

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Asexual Reproduction

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Process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent

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DNA

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Genetic material that organisms inherit from their parent

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Metabolism

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The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down material

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Stimulus

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Signal to which an organism responds

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Homeostasis

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Relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain.

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Evolve

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To change over time

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