Vocabulary #2 - Life Science

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Ingestion

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when animals ‘take in’ (eat) food

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Digestion

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when food is changed to a form an organism can use

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Cellular Respiration

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process of changing energy from food into energy that an organism can use

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Transport

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the moving of nutrients and waste products through an organism

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Excretion

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getting rid of waste

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Cell

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the smallest unit of life

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Homeostasis

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the ability to maintain a stable environment inside the body

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Stimulus or Stimuli

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change in the environment

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Response

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a reaction to a change in the environment

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Organism

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a living thing; can be a plant, animal, fungus, or single-celled