What is life

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Development

The process of change during an organisms life that results in a more complex organism

Asexual reproduction

Involves only one parent

Cell

The basic unit of structure and function in an organism

Domain

The broadcast,least specific level

Unicellular organisms

Bacteria,the most numerous organisms on earth

Homeostasis

If a bird fluffs its feathers to trap body heat to keep warm during winter months is an example of

Stimulus

A change in an organisms environment that causes the organism to react

Response

An organism reacts to a stimulus with a

Homeostasis

An organisms ability to maintain stable internal conditions

Decreases

As you move down the levels of classification,from domain to species,the number of organisms in each group

Multicellular autotrophs

Best describes green plants

Genus

First word in an organisms scientific name

Mineral

Is not a chemical of life

Spontaneous generation

Is the mistaken idea that living organisms arise from nonliving sources

Taxonomy

Is the scientific study of how organisms are classified and named

Reproduce

Is to produce offspring that are similar to the parents

Binomial nomenclature

Naming system developed by linnaeus

Metabolism

Organisms break down and build up materials in a process

More

Organisms in the same family are closely related than organisms in the same order

Classification

Organizing rocks according to their similarities is an example of the process


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