Similarities and Differences Among Living Organisms

All living things are made up of one or more__________

• atoms
• molecules
• organs
• cells

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Living things use __________ to maintain life.

• water
• energy

• oxygen
• sunlight

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The combination of all the chemical reactions that occur in an organism is called ____________.

• metabolism
• digestion
• respiration
• photosynthesis

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Living things are able to maintain their internal stability which is known as ____________.

• Heterogeneity
• Equilibrium
• Dysbiosis
• Homeostasis

Living things are able to ___________.

• shrink
• reproduce

• bud

• photosynthesize

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The breaking nutrients in smaller units to release chemical energy stored in them is

• Cellular respiration
• Digestion
• Photosynthesis
• Fermentation

Combining simple substances in order to build complex substances is _____________.

• analysis
• decomposition
• synthesis
• dissolution

Increase in size or number of cells ____________.

• synthesis

• shrink

• growth

• excretion

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Removing of waste products

• respiration
• digestion
• excretion
• circulation

Contains both carbon and hydrogen

• Organic compound
• Metallic compound
• Inorganic compound
• Ionic compound