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| having or consisting of a single cell |
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| Organism composed of many cells working together |
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| Process of change to evolve into a more complex organism |
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| Change in behavior due to a stimulus |
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| the basic of structional unit of all organisms |
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| to produce offspring similar to parents |
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| The 6 Characteristics of Living Things |
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Cellular Organiztion
The Chemicals of Life
Energy Use
Response to Surroundings
Growth and Development
Reproduction |
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| any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain bacteria |
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| an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food |
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| the now discredited theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter; aslo called abiogensis |
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| The maintenance of relatively stable internal physiolgical conditions in higher animals under fluctuating enviromental conditions |
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| The act of changing sunlight into storable energy. (Autotrophs) |
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| The act of changing chemicals and heat into storable energy. (autotrophs) |
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