| A | B |
| Organization of Life | cells-tissues-organs-organ systems-organism |
| Reproduction | Increase in numbers of living things |
| Organism | Name given to any living thing |
| Potential for Life | Anything that will show the characteristics of life under the right conditions |
| Growth | Increase in size and living material |
| Development | The changes that occurr as an organism matures |
| Habitat | Where an organism lives |
| Stimulus | Any change in the environment to which the organism adjusts |
| Response | The reaction to a stimulus in the environment |
| Homeostasis | Maintaining constant living conditions |
| Energy | Producers require the sun; consumers require food |
| Adaptation | A change in an organism allowing it to be better |
| Organisms are composed of at least 50% of this compound | water |
| Cell | The basic unit of life |
| Metabolism | All chemical processes that build up or breakdown materials |