Living things Flashcards
1
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Features Of life
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- 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
2
Q
3 Things organisms need to live
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- Air
- Water
- Energy
3
Q
Biotic
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Living
4
Q
Abiotic
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Nonliving, was never alive
5
Q
Dead
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Was living, But not anymore.
6
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Organism
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A living thing, has all the characteristics of life
7
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Cell
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The smallest unit of life
8
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Multicellular
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Describes a living thing that is made of two or more cells.
9
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Unicellular
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Describes a living thing that is made of only one cell
10
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Growth
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Increase in an organism’s size
11
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Development
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When an organism become more complex
12
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Spontaneous Generation
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The idea that living things come from nonliving things *Disproven
13
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Stimulus
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Anything that makes you react
14
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Response
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Your reaction to a stimulus
15
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Homeostasis
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An organism’s ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change.
