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What is Life?
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Biology
7th Grade
09/30/2010

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organism
Definition
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 organsim
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multicellular
Definition
organism composed of many cells
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developement
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process of change that occurs during an orginism's life to produce a more complex organism
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response
Definition
an action or change in behavior
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reproduce
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to produce offspring that are similar to the parents
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autotrophs
Definition
organisms that make their own energy/food
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heterotrophs
Definition
oranisms that can't make their own energy/food
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spontaneous generation
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the idea that living things arise from nonliving sources
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homeostasis
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maintenence of stable internal conditions despite changes in the surroundings
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photosynthesis
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the process in which organisms use energy from the sun to make storable energy
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chemosynthesis
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the process in which organsims convert chemicals into storable energy
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needs of life
Definition
energy, water, living space, and stable internal conditions
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