General Characteristics of Living Organisms Flashcards
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6 General Characteristics of Living Organisms
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Metabolism Responsiveness Movement Growth Differentiation Reproduction
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Metabolism
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Biological processes that sustain life
3
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2 Types of Metabolism
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Catabolism
Anabolism
4
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Catabolism
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Breakdown of larger molecules into smaller ones
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Anabolism
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Building larger molecules from smaller ones
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Responsiveness
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Ability to respond to stimuli
7
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Movement
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Ability to generate movement
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Growth
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Ability to increase in size
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Differentiation
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Ability of a cell to change into a more specialized cell type (Ex hematopoetic stem cells –> red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets)
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Reproduction
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Ability to reproduce, either sexually or asexually
