Living things traits Flashcards
1
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Features of Life
A
- Use energy
- Respond to Stimuli
- One or more cells
- Life span
- Locomotive
- Maintain Homeostasis
- Adapt
- Reproduce
- Grow and develop
2
Q
3 things organisms need to live
A
- air
- water
- energy
3
Q
Biotic
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Living
4
Q
Abiotic
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Nonliving, was never living
5
Q
Dead
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Was once living, but not anymore
6
Q
Organism
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Living thing, has all the characteristics of life
7
Q
Cell
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The smallest unit of life
8
Q
Multicellular
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Describes a living thing that is made of two or more cells
9
Q
Unicellular
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Describes a living thing that is made or only one cell
10
Q
Growth
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Increase in an organism’s size
11
Q
Development
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When an organism becomes more complex
12
Q
Spontaneous Generation
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The idea that living things come from non living things ( dis proven )
13
Q
Stimulus
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Anything that makes you react
14
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Response
A
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.
