Characteristics of Living Things

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What is a characteristic of living things that involves a response to external stimuli?

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Responding to its environment.

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What process do humans use to maintain a stable internal environment when they get hot?

Back

Sweating to maintain homeostasis.

Front

What is the basic unit of life that all living organisms are made up of?

Back

Cells.

Front

What is the study of living things called?

Back

Biology.

Front

In the context of plants, what is the term for the change in growth direction in response to light?

Back

Phototropism.

Front

What characteristic of living things involves the ability to produce offspring?

Back

Reproduction.

Front

What is the term for the process by which organisms obtain and use energy?

Back

Metabolism.

Front

What is homeostasis?

Back

The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment.

Front

What do we call the changes that occur in an organism as it grows and develops?

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Growth and development.

Front

What is the term for the ability of organisms to adapt to their environment over time?

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Adaptation.