What Is Life Vocabulary Flashcards

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Heterotroph

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Organisms that cannot make their own food.

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Homeostasis

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The maintenance of stable internal conditions.

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Stimulus

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A change in an organisms surroundings that causes the organism to react.

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Response

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An action or a change in behavior.

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Asexual Reproduction

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Involves only one parent and and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.

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Sexual Reproduction

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Involves two parents and combines their genetic material to produce a new organism that differs from both parents.

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Autotroph

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Organisms that make their own food.

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