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a complete, individual living thing that carries on all of the life processes.
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| organisms, such as plants and protists, making their own food by using the energy of the sun. |
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| releasing energy from food or converting food to energy. |
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| increasing the size; cells enlarge and multiply; specialized cells form from stem cells |
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| the period in an organism's life from birth to death. |
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| releasing waste products; sweating to release water, salts & waste from cells; "going to the bathroom" releasing waste not digested from food; mammals breathing out carbon dioxide. |
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producing organisms of the same kind
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| producing organisms from one parent that are genetically identical. |
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all of the chemical processes that occur in an organism, such as digestion, respiration, excretion, and horomonal production.
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| a change in an organism's enviroment; their reaction to the change is a response. |
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