Levels Of Organization In Living Things Flashcards

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Cell

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Basic unit of structure and function in living things

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Tissue

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A group of cells working together to perform a specific function

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Organ

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A body structure that is made of different kinds of tissues working together

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Organ System

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A group of organs that work together to perform a major function

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Organism

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A living thing

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Unicellular

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Organisms consisting of only a single cell are called unicellular

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Multicellular

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Contain hundreds, thousands, even trillions of cells or more

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Autotrophic

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Make its own food

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Heterotrophic

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Get food from other organism

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Prokaryote

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A cell with no nucleus

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Eukaryote

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Cell with a nucleus

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Sexual Reproduction

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Producing offspring by two parents

Sperm+Egg

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Asexual Reproduction

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Producing offspring by one parent

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Stimuli

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Responding to environmental signals

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Homeostasis

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Maintaining a stable internal environment

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Classification

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Putting items into groups or categories