Life Processes Terms

A living thing

• cell

• organism

• stimuli

• heterotroph

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Made of 1 cell

• cell

• multicellular

• unicellular

• growth

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Made of many cells

• multicellular

• cell

• unicellular

• development

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The basic unit of structure & function in living things

• organism

• autotroph

• response

• cell

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The changes in an organism that may cause it to look differently

• spontaneous generation

• multicellular

• homeostasis

• development

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A "change" in the environment that causes a reaction

• response

• stimulus

• unicellular

• homeostasis

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The "reaction" from a change in the environment

• stimulus

• homeostasis

• heterotroph

• response

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What is digestion?

• Breaking down food into molecules usable by cells

• Taking in food or drink

• Maintaining a stable internal environment

• Taking in or releasing of oxygen or carbon dioxide

A 7-pound baby becomes a 180-pound man

• Excretion

• Respiration

• Metabolism

• Growth

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A person sweats to keep body temperature at a safe level

• Nutrition

• Digestion

• Homeostasis

• Circulation