Living Things (043) Flashcards

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Features of life

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Al living things have all of the following features:
1. Use Energy
2. Respond to stimuli
3. One or more cells
4. Life span
5. Locomotion (moves)
6. Maintain Homeostatis (good health)
7. Adapt ~ Organisms change overtime to survive their enviorment
8. Reproduce ~ continuation of species by making offspring
9. Grow and Develop

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3 things organisms need to live

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  1. Air
  2. Water
  3. Energy
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Biotic

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Living

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Abiotic

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Non-Living

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Dead

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Was once living, but not anymore

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Organism

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A living thing, has all the characteristics of life

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Cell

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The smallest unit of life

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Multicellular

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Describes a living thing made up of two or more cells

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Unicellular

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Describes a living thing made up of one cell

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Growth

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Increase in an organism’s size

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Development

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When an organism becomes more complex

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Spontaneous Generation

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The idea that living things come from nonliving things
~Disproven~

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Stimulus

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Anything that makes you react

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Response

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Your reaction to stimulus

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Homeostasis

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An organism’s ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change

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Adapt

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Change overtime to become better to the enviorment and to survive