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Features of Life

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All living things have all of the following features:
1. Use Energy
2. Respond to Stimuli
3. One or more cells
4. Life Span
5. Locomotion (moves)
6. Maintain Homeostasis (good health)
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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3 Things organisms need to live

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  1. Air
  2. Water
  3. Energy
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Biotic

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Living

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Abitotic

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non-living, was never alive.

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Dead

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Was once living, but not anymore

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Organism

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A living thing, has all the characteristics of life

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Cell

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The smallest unit of life

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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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Unicellular

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Describes a living thing that is made of only one cell

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Growth

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Increase in an organisms size

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Development

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An organ that becomes more complex.

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Spontaneous Generation

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The idea that living things come from nonliving things *Disproven

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Response

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Reaction to a stimulus

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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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Adapt

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

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