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Features of life
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
3 things organisms need to live
- Air
- Water
- Energy
Biotic
living
Abiotic
Nonliving, was never alive
Dead
Was once living, but not anymore
Organism
A living thing, has all the characteristics of life
Cell
The smallest unit of life.
Multicellular
Describes a living thing that is made of two or more cells
Unicellular
Describes a living thing that is made of only one cell
Growth
Increase in an organism’s size
Development
When an organism becomes more complex.
Spontaneous Generation
The idea that living things come from nonliving things *Disproven
Stimulus
Anything that makes you react.
Response
Your reaction to a stimulus.
Homeostasis
An organism’s ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change.