Living things Flashcards

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Features of Life

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1.Use Energy.
2.Respond to Stimuli.
3.One or more cells.
4.Life Span.
5.Locomotion (moves).
6.Maintain Homeostasis.
7.Adapt - organisms change over time to survive their environment.
8.Reproduce - continuation of the species by making offspring.
9.Grow and Develop.

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2
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3 Things organisms need to live

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1.Air
2.Water
3.Energy

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3
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Biotic

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Living

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4
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Abiotic

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Nonliving,was never alive

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5
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Dead

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Was once living but not anymore

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6
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Organism

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A living thing,has all the characteristics of life

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7
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Cell

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The smallest unit of life

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8
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Multicellular

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Describes a living thing that is made of two or more cells.

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9
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Unicellular

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Describes a living thing that is made of only one cell

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10
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Growth

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Growth
Increase in an organism’s size

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11
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Development

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When an organism become more complex

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12
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Spontaneous Generation

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The idea that living things come from nonliving things *Disproven

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13
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Stimulus

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Anything that makes you react

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14
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Response

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Your reaction to a stimulus

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15
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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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16
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Adapt

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Change over time to become better fitted to the environment and to survive