Living Environment Vocab #1

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What is a heterotroph?

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An organism that does NOT make its own food.

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What is transport in living organisms?

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Moving materials through an organism.

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What is nutrition?

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The process of getting (obtaining) food.

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What is excretion?

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Removing waste from the body.

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What are the two main systems involved in regulation?

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Nervous and endocrine systems.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food.

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What is homeostasis?

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The maintenance of a stable internal environment in an organism.

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What is respiration?

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The process of releasing energy from food.

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What is a cell?

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The basic unit of life.

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What is a tissue?

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A group of similar cells that perform a specific function.

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