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adaptation
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inherited characteristic of a species that develops over time in response to an environmental factor, enabling the species to survive
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biology
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science of life; examines how living things interact, how systems function, and how they function at a molecular level
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development
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changes an organism undergoes in its lifetime before reaching its adult form
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growth
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process that results in mass being added to an organism; may include formation of new cells and new structures
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homeostasis
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regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions needed for life
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organism
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anything that has or once had all the characteristics of life
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organization
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orderly structure shown by living things
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reproduction
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production of offspring
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response
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organism's reaction to a stimulus
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species
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group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
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stimulus
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any change in an organism's internal or external environment that causes the organism to react
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