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what is life?- the seven characteristics
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Biology
9th Grade
07/29/2020

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what is biology?

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the study of every life form, how it survives and where it originated 

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how many requirements are there for life?

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seven

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name the characteristics for

life 

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  • movement 
  • reproduction
  • sensitivity
  • growth
  • respiration
  • excretion
  • nutrition
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describe the requirement: movement

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the motion or alteration of the body in response to its environment

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describe the requirement: reproduction

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the process of which individual organisms are produced by their parents

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describe the requirement: sensitivity

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able to sense a change in their surroundings

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describe the requirement: growth

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the gradual increase in size or the development of an organism

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describe the requirement: respiration

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a chemical reaction that occurs in all living cells to produce energy from glucose  

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describe the requirement: excretion 

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removing waste materials from its body

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describe the requirement: nutrition

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the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth
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