Characteristics Of Life Flashcards

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Energy

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The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity

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Homeostasis

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The process by which organisms keep their internal body conditions fairly constant to survive

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Reproduction

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The production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process

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Respond

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A reaction

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Evolution

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A change in a kind of organism after time

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DNA

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The nucleic acid that contains all genetic formulation for a cell

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Growth and development

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Growth: when you get taller
Development: your mind gets stronger or expands.

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Cell

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The smallest unit of an organism that can be considered alive

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