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What is Life
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Biology
7th Grade
09/29/2010

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Organism
Definition
Any living thing
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Cell
Definition
Basic unit of structure and function in an organism
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Unicellular
Definition
Single-celled
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Multicellular
Definition
More than one cell
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Development
Definition
Process of change that makes an organism more complex
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Response
Definition
A change in behavior
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Reproduce
Definition
To produce offspring similar to the parents
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Autotroph
Definition
Makes its own energy
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Heterotrophs
Definition
Consumes energy from other sources
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Homeostasis
Definition
Maintenance of stable internal conditions despite changes in the surroundings
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Spontaneous Generation
Definition
Mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources
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Photosynthesis
Definition
Plants get energy from the sun, and used by plants and some bacteria.
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Chemosynthesis
Definition
Convert chemicals into storable energy, and used by bacteria
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