Living things Flashcards

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Features of life

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All living things have all of the following features:
Use Energy
Respond to Stimuli
One or more cells
Life Span
Locomotion (moves)
Maintain Homeostasis (good health)
Adapt - organisms change over time to survive their environment
Reproduce - continuation of the species by making offspring
Grow and Develop

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3 things organisms need to live

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1.Air
2.energy
3.water

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What is biotic

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It means living

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abiotic

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Nonliving was never alive

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Dead

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Was once living but not living anymore

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organism

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a living thing and also 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 that is made up of 2 or more cells

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unicellular

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Describes a living thing made of one cell.

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Growth

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Increase in a organisms 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 a 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 over time to become better fitted to the environment and to survive

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Metamorphosis complete

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Change in apearance

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gradual metamorphosis

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change in size

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