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17 Cards in this Set
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What is the most basic unit of life? |
Cell |
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What do we call any change in our surroundings that causes a reasponse? |
Stimulus |
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How do organisms maintain a stable internal environment? |
Homeostasis |
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What type of reproduction involves two parents producing an offspring that shares traits from both parents? |
Sexual Reproduction |
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What type of reproduction involves one parent producing an offspring that is an exact copy of itself? |
Asexual Reproduction |
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What do we call the passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring? |
Heredity |
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What do we call all the chemical reactions that occur in an organisms? |
Metabolism |
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What do we call any living thing? |
Organism |
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What covers the outside of every cell? |
Cell Membrane |
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What is it called when an organism increases in size? |
Growth |
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What is it called when an organism becomes more complex as it moves through stages? |
Development |
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What molecule is passed down from parent to offspring? |
DNA |
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What do you call the parts of an environment that are non-living. |
Abiotic |
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What do you call the living parts of an environment? |
Biotic |
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What do you call a change in behavior due to a stimulus? |
Response |
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What do you call an organism with many specialized cells? |
Multicellular |
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What do you call an organism with only one cell? |
Unicellular |
