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What is a cell?
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smallest functional and structural unit of life; found in all living organisms
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What is homeostasis?
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maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment
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What is a stimulus?
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any kind of change that living things can sense and respond to
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What is metabolism?
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sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism
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What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
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molecule that is contained in the cells of all living things
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What is asexual reproduction?
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reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells and in which one parent produces offspring
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What is sexual reproduction?
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reproduction in which the sex cells from two parents unite to produce offspring
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