intro Flashcards
cellular organization
the cell is the smallest unit that can perform all life processes
homeostasis
the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment
metabolism
the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism
responsiveness
living organisms respond to their environment
reproduction
the process by which organisms make more of their own kind from one generation to the next
heredity
the passing of genetic information from parent to off spring
evolution
(not one of the seven properties of life) the process by which new species develop from preexisting species over several generations
growth
all living organisms grow. as organisms grow, many change or develop
constant
what is kept the same between all groups (ex. amount of time, location, sunlight)
name all of the components of living organisms
metabolism, reproductive, responsiveness, cellular organization, heredity, Homeostasis, growth
biotic
living organisms
abiotic
non-living organism
