A | B |
Stimulus | Signal that causes an organism to react |
Metabolism | Chemical reactions that occur in living things |
Ingestion | Taking in food or producing food |
Respiration | Taking in oxygen and using it to produce energy |
Life Span | Maximum length of time an organism can be expected to live |
Excretion | Process of getting rid of waste materials |
Sexual Reproduction | Requires two parent cells |
Asexual Reproduction | Requires one parent cell |
Digestion | Process by which food is broken down into simpler substances |
Response | Action, movement, or change in behavior caused by a stimulus |
Organism | Any living thing |
Food | Needed by living things to grow, develop, and repair body parts |
Warmblooded Animals | Maintain a constant body temperature |
Coldblooded Animals | Body temperatures change with the environment |
Enzymes | Special types of proteins that regulate chemical activities |
Compound | Two or more elements chemically combined |
Elements | Pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances |
Organic Compounds | Found in living things and contain carbon |
Inorganic Compounds | May or may not contain carbon |
Amino Acids | Building blocks of proteins |
Carbohydrates | Main source of energy for living things such as sugar and starch |
Nucleic Acids | Store information that helps the body make proteins it needs |
Proteins | Used to build and repair cells; made of amino acids |
Lipids | Energy-rich compounds made of C, O, and H |