| A | B |
| adaptation | characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment |
| cells | building blocks of life |
| life processes | characteristic that helps an organism must perform to maintain itself and stay alive |
| nutrients | useful substances in food |
| organisms | living things |
| photosynthesis | process by which plants make their own food and produce oxygen |
| response | reaction to a stimulus |
| spontaneous generation | theory that organisms could come from nonliving matter |
| chemicals..related to... | ...chemosynthesis |
| balance...related to... | ...homeostasis |
| budding...related to... | ...asexual reproduction |
| energy...related to... | ...respiration |
| light...related to... | ...photosynthesis |
| parents...related to... | ...sexual reproduction |
| biotic | living |
| abiotic | nonliving |
| metabolism | rate at which body uses energy |
| hypothesis | testable explanation for a question or problem |
| observations | information gathered from an experiment |