Characteristics of Life Vocabulary

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_______ are the smallest unit of any organism.

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cells

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An_______is a living thing.

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organism

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____is only one big cell

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unicellular

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___are made of many cells

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multicellular

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____the change in the organism’s environment. 

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stimulus

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___an organism’s reaction to the stimulus.

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response

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____the ability of organisms to continuously respond to changes in their environment.

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homeostasis

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___to get bigger

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grow

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___to become more complex

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develop

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___organisms that make their own food.

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autotroph

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