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Living things Flashcards

1
Q

What are all living things made of?

A

Cells

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2
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What are cells basic unit of?

A

Living things

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3
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What do all living things need

A

Energy

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4
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What do plants use the suns light energy for?

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To make food

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4
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What is the primary source of energy?

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The sun

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5
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About how many thirds of your body is water.

A

2/3

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6
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Producer

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An organism that is able to produce its own food through photosynthesis

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7
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Carnivore

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An organism that only eats meat.

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Herbivore

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An organism that only eats plants.

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Omnivore

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.

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Scavenger

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An organism that feeds on dead animal or plant material.

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Decomposer

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An organism that feeds by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms.

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12
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coldblooded

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having a body temperature that can change somewhat with changes in the temperature in the environment

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13
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warmblooded

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having a constant body temperature

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14
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Sexual reproduction

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reproduction needing two parents.

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14
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Asexual reproduction

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reproduction needing only one parent.

15
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Respiration

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process in which organisms take in oxygen and use it to produce energy

16
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Metabolism

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all chemical activities in the body

17
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Stimulus

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change in the environment that causes a response

18
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Individual

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One single organism.

19
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Population

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All the individuals of one kind (one species) in a specified area at one time.

20
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Community

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All the interacting populations in a specified area.

21
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Ecosystem

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A system of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a specified area.

22
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abiotic

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Nonliving

23
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biotic

A

Living organisms and products of organisms.

24
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digestion

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process by which food is broken down into simpler substances

25
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Mutualism –

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relationship that benefits BOTH organisms. 🙂 🙂

26
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Parasitism –

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relationship that benefits one organism (parasite) but harms the other (host). 🙂 😵

27
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Commensalism

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– relationship that benefits one organism but doesn’t benefit or harm the other. 🙂 😐

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