Characteristics of Life

Front

What is the scientific name for something living?

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Organism

Front

What type of life function is a cow feeding on grass?

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Heterotrophic Nutrition

Front

What is the process called where an organism breaks down materials and uses them to build larger molecules?

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Synthesis

Front

What is the usable chemical energy for our cells?

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ATP

Front

What life function explains why we sweat when it is hot outside?

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Regulation

Front

What is the process by which organisms convert food into energy?

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Cellular Respiration

Front

What term describes the ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment?

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Homeostasis

Front

What is the term for the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for the process of producing offspring?

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Reproduction

Front

What is the term for organisms that cannot produce their own food and must consume other organisms?

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Heterotrophs