| A | B |
|---|
| Nutrition | “Obtaining and processing raw materials” |
| Transport | “Absorption and distribution of materials within an organism” |
| Respiration | “Production of energy necessary for maintenance of life functions” |
| Excretion | “Removal of cellular wastes” |
| Synthesis | “Production of large complex molecules from small simpler ones” |
| Regulation | “Control and coordination of life activities” |
| Growth | “Increase in cell size or number” |
| Reproduction | “Production of new individuals” |
| Metabolism | “Total of all life activities required to sustain life” |
| Homeostasis | “Integration of life activities for maintenance of a stable internal environment” |
| Ingestion | “Taking raw materials into the body of the organism” |
| Digestion | “Enzymatic breakdown of raw materials” |
| Egestion | “Removal of undigested solid wastes from the digestive system” |
| Heterotrophs | “Organisms that require preformed organic nutrients” |
| Autotrophs | “Organisms that can convert inorganic raw materials into organic nutrients” |
| Assimilation | “Incorporation of newly synthesized materials into the body of the organism” |
| Irritability | “The capacity of a cell or organism to respond to stimuli or changes in its environment” |
| Nervous | “Regulation using specialized cells to control and coordinate life activities” |
| Endocrine | “Regulation using hormones to control and coordinate life activities” |
| Asexual | “Reproduction in which one parent produces identical offspring” |
| Sexual | “Reproduction in which two parents produce unique offspring” |
| ATP | “The energy molecule all organisms use is Adenosine Triphosphate” |
| Photosynthesis | “Using light energy to process inorganic raw materials into organic compounds” |
| Chemosynthesis | “Using chemical bond energy to process inorganic raw materials into organic compounds” |
| Anaerobic | “Production of energy without the use of oxygen” |
| Aerobic | “Production of energy with the use of oxygen” |
| Motile | “An organism that is capable of movement” |
| Sessile | “An organism that is not free to move about but rather is attached to a surface” |
| Locomotion | “Movement from place to place to find food |
| Absorption | “The passage of materials across a cell membrane into a cell so they are available to the organism” |
