What Is Life? Flashcards

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Response

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An act or change in behavior

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Asexual reproduction

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Only one parent producing the offspring that is identical to that parent.

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Sexual reproduction

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When two parents combine genetic material that differs from bolth parents.

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Stimulus

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Changes in light sound and other factors

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Homeostasis

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Keeps internal conditions just right for cells to function.

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Autotroph

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An organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food.

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Heterotroph

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An organism that cannot make its own food and gets food by consuming other living things.

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