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16 Cards in this Set
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Abiotic |
Nonliving factors in an environment or ecosystem. |
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Biotic |
All the living factors in an environment or ecosystem. |
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Organism |
Any living thing. |
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Cell |
The basic unit of structure and function in all living things. |
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Asexual reproduction |
The reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. |
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Sexual reproduction |
The reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents. |
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Unicellular |
An organism made up of one cell. |
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Multicellular |
An organism made up of more than one cell. |
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Homeostasis |
The ability for an organism to maintain a stable internal environment in spite of changes in the external environment. |
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Metabolism |
The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials. |
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Autotroph |
An organism that makes its own food transforming energy from the sun. (self-feeder) |
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Heterotroph |
An organism that cannot make its own food and gets food by consuming other living things. |
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Development |
The process of change that occurs during an organisms life to produce a more complex organism. |
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Spontaneous Generation
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The mistaken idea that living things come from nonliving things. |
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Stimulus |
Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way. |
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Response |
An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus. |
