| A | B |
| cell | A membrane covered structure that contains all of the materials necessary for life |
| stimulus | Anthing that affects the activity of an organism, organ, or tissue |
| homeostasis | The maintenance of a stable internal environment |
| asexual reproduction | Reproduction in which a single parent produces offspring identical to the parent |
| sexual reproduction | Reproduction shich requires two parents to produce offspring with shared characteristics of both parents |
| DNA | Heredity material that controls all of the cells activities |
| heredity | The passing of traits from parent to offspring |
| metabolism | The combined chemical processes that occur in a cell or living organism |
| producer | An organism that uses sunlight directly to make sugar |
| consumer | An organism that eats producers or other organisms for energy |
| decomposer | An organism that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and consuming or absorbing the nutrients |