characteristics of life Flashcards
1
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program
A
on earth it is DNA, the plan is how we are made and how their ingredients interact with each other
2
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improvisation
A
ability to change fundamental program
3
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compartmentalization
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living things have a limited volume delimited by a membrane that protects the body
4
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energy
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needed to survive; to “run” the program energy metabolize then released; kinetic energy
5
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regeneration
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repair tissues, renewal, repair,
gradually decays over time; imperfect regeneration therefore reproduction is needed
6
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adaptability
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change in the short term, a behavioral response that is part of the program
7
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seclusion
A
task division to allow everything to be done in parallel with any collisions
8
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homeostasis
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steady state: regulate temperature and pH for organs to function properly
