| A | B |
|---|
| Dead | Was once living, is not anymore |
| Heterotroph | Organisms that need to get the food/energy from something else |
| Stimulus | A change in the environment that causes an organism to respond |
| Respond | This is when an organism reacts to a change in its environment. It can be right away (like your eyes in the dark) or long term (adaptation) |
| Reproduce | This is needed for organisms to keep the species going. Creating copies or offspring. |
| Cell | Basic unit of structure and function (basic unit of life - all living things are made of cells) |
| Living | Capable of the 7 characteristics of life |
| Eliminate Waste | This is getting rid of any unusable solid, liquid, or gas that the organism does not need |
| Needs Water | All organisms need water to survive |
| Needs Energy | This is needed for organisms to "power" themselves. Without it, organisms will weaken and die |
| Grow | This is when organisms get bigger. They can look the same just bigger or change in looks |
| Gas Exchange | The process of moving gases into and out of the organism |
| Organism | Another name for living thing |
| Nonliving | Objects that have never been alive and never will be |
| Unicellular | Organisms that are made of only one cell |
| Multicellular | Organisms that are made of many cells |
| Autotroph | Organisms that make their own food/energy |
| Characteristic | Something that describes an object (what it looks like, does, needs, acts, etc.) |
