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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
The smallest and most basic unit of the structure and function of an organism
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Unicellular
Definition
single celled organisms
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Multicellular
Definition
organisms that are composed of many cells
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Development
Definition
the process of change that occurs during an organisms life to produce a more complete organism
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Response
Definition
an action or change in behavior
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Reproduce
Definition
to produce offspring that are similiar to the parents
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Autotrophs
Definition
organisms that make their own food
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Heterotrophs
Definition
organisms that cannot make their own food
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Homeostasis
Definition
the maintenance of stable internal conditions despite changes in the surroundings
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Spontaneous Generation
Definition
the mistaken idea that living things come from nonliving sources
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Photosynthesis
Definition
the process in which the organism uses enrgy from the sun to make storable to live
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Chemosynthesis
Definition
the process in which the organism converts chemical into storable energy
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Four needs of life
Definition
Energy,Water,Living Space, Stable Internal Conditions
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