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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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Unicellular
Definition
Single celled organisms
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Multicellular
Definition
Multiple cells
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Development
Definition
The process of change that occurs durring an organism'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
Definition
to produce offspring that are simular to parents
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Cell
Definition
The basic unit of structure and function of an organism
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Autotrophs
Definition
Use food they make as an energy source to carry out their life functions
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Heterotrophs
Definition
Organisms that cannot make their own food. One energy source is the sun. They eat autotrophs or hetertrophs for energy
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Spantaneous Generation
Definition
the mistaken idea that living things arise from non-living sources
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Homeostasis
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Maintenance of stable internal conditions despite changes in the surroundings
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Photosynthesis
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The use of energy from the sun to make storable energy. Used by autotrophs
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Chemosynthesis
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The use of converting chemicals into storable energy. Used by autotrophs
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