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What is Life?
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Biology
7th Grade
09/30/2010

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Organisms
Definition
living things
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Cell
Definition
the basic unit of structure and function in an organism
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Unicellular
Definition
single-celled organism
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Multicellular
Definition
organisms that are composed of many cells
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Development
Definition
the processof change that occurs during an organisms life
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Response
Definition
an action or change in behavior
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Reproduce
Definition
produce offspring that are similar to the parents
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Autotroph
Definition
An organisim that produces its own energy
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heterotrophs
Definition
Organismis that consume to make their energy.
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Spontaneous generation
Definition
The idea that living things can arise from nonliving things
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homeostasis
Definition
maintinance of stable internal conditions despite changes in the surrondings
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photosynthesis
Definition
taking energy from the sun and converting it into a storable form
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chemosynthesis
Definition
the procces of converting chemicals into energy
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