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pick best life function
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Biology
10th Grade
09/22/2011

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Respiration
Definition
chemical bond energy stored in nutrients is released for use in cells.
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Reproduction
Definition
organisms prouce new organisms of the same type (species)
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Regulation
Definition
an organism controls all life functions in order to maintain homeostais
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Growth
Definition
the mass of an orgainsim increase by increasing the size or number of its cells (accompained by development).
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Excretion
Definition
Celluar wastes are removed from the body
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Nutrition
Definition
organisms obtain materials from the enivoronment and turn them into usable building blocks (molecules) needed for life.
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Transport
Definition
materials are circulated ( within cells and whole organisms) and moved across cell membranes (asorbed).
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Synthesis
Definition
simple substances are combined to make more complex substances.
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