Chapter 1 Characteristics of life vocab Flashcards
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organism that obtains nutrients from others
Heterotroph
Unicellular
made of 1 cell
made of one cell
Unicellular
Eukaryotic
Cell with a nucleus and many organelles
Cell with a nucleus and many organelles
Eukaryotic
Biology
Study of life
Study of life
Biology
Autotroph
makes its own energy
makes its own energy
Autotroph
Multicellular
made up of more than 1 cell
made up of more than 1 cell
Multicellular
Organism
a living thing
a living thing
organism
homeostasis
a steady internal state of an organism
a steady internal state of an organism
Homeostasis
Asexual reproduction
Offspring from 1 parent (cell)
Offspring from 1 parent (cell)
Asexual reproduction
Stimulus
Causes a response in an organism
Causes a response in an organism
stimulus
Prokaryotic
Cell with no nucleus
Cell with no nucleus
Prokaryotic
Sexual reproduction
Offspring produced from 2 parents (cells)
Offspring produced from 2 parents (cells)
sexual reproduction
Heterotroph
organism that obtains nutrients from others