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Eight Characteristics of Life |
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1. Made of one or more cells
2. Displays organization
3. Grows and Develops
4. Reproduces-
5. Responds to stimuli
7. Maintains Homeostasis
8. Adaptations |
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Is the basic unit of life |
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Displays Organization
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Cells are organized into tissues which are organized into organs. Organ systems work together to support an organism. |
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Grows and Develops
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Growth results increase in mass |
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pass along traits from one generation to the next |
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Responds to Stimuli
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reacts to internal and external stimuli |
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Requires Energy
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is required for all life processes |
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Maintaining Homeostasis
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keeping internal conditions stable |
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Maintains Homeostasis
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Your heart rate returns to normal after a scare |
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Responds to Stimuli
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A deer runs from a dog
Dog is the Stimuli
Deer running is the Response |
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Grows and Develops
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A tadpole turns into a frog |
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Requires Energy
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Made up of one cell
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Animals
Humans
Amoeba (unicellular) |
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Displays organization
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The human body contains various organs that work to together to allow the body to function |
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Pollen grains are released from a flower |
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Owl blending into the tree to hide from a preditor |
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Any inherited characteristic that results from changes to species over time. |
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Plant and unicellular organisms that use light energy to make food.
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Heterotrophs
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Sexual Reproduction
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Involves the creation of a new organism by combining the genetic material of two different organisms. |
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Asexual Reproduction
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Involves the creation of new organism that is genetically identical to the parent organism |
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Sexual Reproduction
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Humans-Male and Female together produce an off spring
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Asexual Reproduction
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A group of organisms that can breed with one another and produce a fertile offspring |
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