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11 Cards in this Set
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organism
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living thing
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development
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The process of change that occurs during an organism’s life to produce a more complex organism
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cell
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The basic unit of structure and function in an organism
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spontaneous generation
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The mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources
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unicellular
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Made of a single cell
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multicellular
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Consisting of many cells
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autotroph
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An organism that makes its own food
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stimulus
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A change in an organism’s surroundings that causes the organism to react
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response
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An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus
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heterotroph
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An organism that cannot make its own food
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homeostasis
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The maintenance of stable internal conditions
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