PSSA Vocab Review Flashcard 1

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A living thing

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Organism

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Basic unit of life.

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Cell

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One cell

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Unicellular

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Made of many cells

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Multicellular

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An organism that makes its own food

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Autotroph

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An organism that obtains food from other sources.

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Heterotroph

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Ability to maintain stable internal conditions

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Homeostasis

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Scientific study of classifying living things

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Taxonomy

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Two-part scientific naming system

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Binomial Nomenclature

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Characteristic enabling organism survival in its environment.

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Adaptation