| A | B |
|---|
| all living things are made of ___ | cells |
| uni | one |
| all living things get bigger and change over time | growth & development |
| life comes from life | reproduction |
| living things react to changes in environment | response to stimulus |
| An act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed. | movement |
| unicellular | single celled |
| The process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain. | respiration |
| The process by which your body takes in and uses food to produce energy and build cells | nutrition |
| The process by which wastes are removed from the body | excretion |
| a complete living thing | organism |
| total of all the chemical reactions in an organism | metabolism |
| process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment | homeostasis |
| A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes. | DNA |
| Classification of unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles | prokaryote |
| Classification of a cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles | eukaryote |
| have characteristics of living things | organisms |
| Processes or activities, common to all living things | Life Functions |
| The life processess in which the organism obtains (gets) and processes food | Nutrition |
| Organisms that are able to make their own food | Autotrophs |
| Organisms that are NOT able to make their own food | Heterotrophs |
| The way food is taken into an organism from its environment | Ingestion |
| The process that changes food into a form that can be used by the cell | digestion |
| The life process that includes the absorption and circulation of materials throughout the organism | transport |
| The process by which the usable materials from food are taken into the cells and fluids of the body | Absorption |
| The movement of materials to and from the cells, within cells, and/or throught an organism | Circulation |
| The removal of waste materials produced in the cells as a result of life activities | Excretion |
| The process that removes undigested materials from the body | Egestion |
| The life process responsible for the control and coordination of all the various activities of an organism | Regulation |
| A change in the internal or external environment | Stimulus |
| The process of producing complex substances from simpler substances | Synthesis |
| An increase in the size and/or number of cells of an organism | Growth |
| The process of moving from place to place | Locomotion |
| A condition of organisms that are able to move from place to place | Motile |
| A condition of an organism that remains in one place their whole life | Sessile |
| Another term for homeostasis | Dynamic Equilibrium |
| Mechanisms for self-regulation | Feedback Mechanisms |
| inherited trait that gives individual organisms an advantage in survival and can be passed on to other generations. | adaptation |
