Characteristics of Living Things

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Homeostasis

process to maintain a stable internal environment

Sexual Reproduction

new organism has two parents

Asexual Reproduction

new organism has 1 single parent

Metabolism

an organism builds up or breaks down materials to use energy and maintain life

DNA

genetic material or code that has the instructions for how to make proteins; always remains in the nucleus of the cell

RNA

genetic material that uses the instructions to make proteins

stimulus

a signal to which an organism responds

response

the action after the stimulus

autotroph

an organism that makes its own food; producers; mostly plants

heterotroph

an organism that gets food and energy from other organisms; animals

Biogenesis Theory

The idea or thought that living matter arises only from other living matter

Spontaneous Generation Theory

The idea or thought that life can arise from non-living matter

*to replicate

Make a copy

*to grow (v.)

growth (adj.)

to get bigger; add more cells

*to develop (v.)

to change

*offspring (n.)

a baby or organism of the next generation

*species

one type of organism that can reproduce and have babies together

*stable (adj.)

remain equal; not changed

*to survive (v.)

to continue to live long enough to have babies

*Organism

a living thing