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Chapter 2
Characteristics of Living Things
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7th Grade
09/24/2011

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Name 5 Characteristics of a Living Thing
Definition
respond, energy, develop, organize, reproduce
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What is an organism?
Definition
Any living thing
Term
What is the difference between growth and development?
Definition
Growth is when a cell increases itself.
Development is when an organism is changing.
Term
Stimulus
Definition
Initiates change
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Response
Definition
The action caused by a stimulus.
Term
Homeostasis
Definition
The inside remains the same - no matter what's happening on the outside.
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Name two things all living things need to survive.
Definition
Place to live
Raw materials
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What is the difference between spontaneous generation and biogenesis?
Definition
In spontaneous generation, non-living things come from living things, but in biogenesis living comes from living.
Term
Who was Louis Pasteur?
Definition
He was a scientist.
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What did Louis Pasteur disprove?
Definition
Spontaneous generation
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List the seven levels of the taxonomic classification system in order.
Definition
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Term
What is classification?
Definition
How organisms are grouped.
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