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1-1 Characteristics of Life

Review of the characteristics that all life exhibits.

AB
BiologyThe study of life.
OrganizationOrderly structure
ReproductionIncrease in numbers of living things
OrganismName given to any living thing
SpeciesOrganisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
GrowthIncrease in size and living material
DevelopmentThe changes that occur as an organism matures
EnvironmentAn organisms surroundings
StimulusAny change in the environment to which the organism adjusts
ResponseThe reaction to a stimulus
HomeostasisMaintaining constant/stable internal conditions despite changes in the external environment
EnergyThe ability to do work
Adaptationa change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment
EvolutionThe gradual changes which occur over time
MetabolismThe sum total of all energy using and energy yielding chemical reactions in an organism.


Biology Teacher
Ridgefield High School
Ridgefield, CT

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