| A | B |
| life functions | The processes or activities that are common to all living things |
| nutrition | The process by which organisms obtain and process food |
| transport | The life process involved with the circulation and obsorption of nutrients |
| respiration | chemical reactions that release energy for life activities |
| excretion | The removal of waste materials produced in the cells as a result of life activities |
| regulation | The control and coordinaton of all the activities of an organism |
| synthesis | Making complex substances from simple substances |
| growth | An increase in size and/or number of cells of an organism |
| metabolism | Chemical reactions that happen in cells |
| reproduction | The production of new organisms |