Living Things Flashcard

Front

What is the term for the basic unit structure and function in living things?

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Cell

Front

What term describes organisms that cannot make their own food, feed on others and break down dead organisms to get energy?

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Heterotroph

Front

What do we call organisms that make their own food, use the sun’s energy to convert water and a gas into food?

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Autotroph

Front

Which term refers to an organism made of a single cell?

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Unicellular

Front

What is the term for organisms consisting of many cells?

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Multicellular

Front

Action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus.

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Response

Front

What term describes the condition in which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment?

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Homeostasis

Front

What is the mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources known as?

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Spontaneous Generation

Front

What is the term for a living thing?

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Organism

Front

What is the term for any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way?

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Stimulus