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what are autotroph
autotrophs make their own food
what are heterotrophs
heterotrophs eat other organisms
what is photosynthesis
photosynthesis is the use of sunlight to create energy
what is ingestion
ingestion is the process in which heterotrophs digest food then absorb it into their blood
word equation for cellular respiration
glucose + oxygen –> carbon dioxide + water
define growth
growth is an increase in size
what is stimulus
stimulus is an change in environment
what is a response
a response is the way the organism reacts to the change in environment
what is homeostasis
homeostasis is the best condition i. which a body can be that allows the organism to complete out all its life processes
what is asexual reproduction
asexual reproduction needs only one parent to give of offspring
what sexual reproduction
sexual reproduction needs two parents to give of offspring
what are gametes
gametes are sexual cells
what is unicellular
unicellular means a organism with one cell
what is multicellular
multicellular means a organism with many cells
give the 3 domains
archea, bacteria, eukaryote