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topic 2 characteristics of life Flashcards

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5 characteristics of life

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nutrition
respiration
synthesis
growth
metabolism

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2
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any process used to obtain any used nutrient

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what is nutrition

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3
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what is biology

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the study of life

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4
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2 types of nutrition

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autotrophic and heterotrophic

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5
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what are words that describe transport/circulation

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defined, absorption process

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absorption + distributing (circulating) of materials

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what is transport

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7
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osmosis

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diffusion of water

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what is respiration

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defined, energy produced, types of respiration

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atp

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adenosine triphosphate

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10
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types of respiration

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anerobic and aerobic

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11
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the process of collecting +removing waste

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excretion

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12
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to build large complex compounds from smaller less complex compounds/compounds produces

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synthesis

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13
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systems needed- nervous +chemical control/ control of life activities/ allows you to respond to the environment

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regulation

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14
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way to monitor + regulate what’s going on in your body

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feedback mechanism

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15
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chemical messenger used for endocrine system

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hormones

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16
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anything an organism reacts to

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stimulus

17
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your reaction to the stimulus

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response

18
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body monitoring

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connection to homeostasis

19
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(feedback mechanism) your ability to maintain best conditions for life

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environment and adjustin

20
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an increase in size or number of cells

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growth

21
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producing a new independent organism/ only life function not needed for an individuals survival

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reproduction

22
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one parent

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asexual reproduction

23
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union of sperm + egg

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sexual reproduction

24
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all of the chemical reactions going on in an organism and the speed they do it

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mentabolism

25
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your ability to maintain optimal conditions for life

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homeostasis

26
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failure to maintain homeostasis

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disease

27
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body temp, blood sugar + carbon dioxide/ oxygen levels in blood

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examples of homeostasis

28
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living things

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display organization

29
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adapt over time

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living things

30
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the instructions to build everything in living things

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universal genetic code (DNA & RNA)

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