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Characteristics of life Flashcards

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What is a characteristic of living things?

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Metabolism

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What is autotrophic metabolism?

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Organic compounds are made from inorganic compounds - plants + lot of bacteria

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What is heterotrophic metabolism?

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Organic compounds can’t be made from inorganic compounds, so heterotrophs consume other heterotrophs. - animals, humans + lot of bacteria

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What is a characteristic of living things?

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Growth - increasing the amount of living material

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What is a characteristic of living things?

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Development - changes during the life of an organism,

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What is a characteristic of living things?

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Reproduction - production of offspring

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What is a characteristic of living things?

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Movement - ability to move from place to place, or moving parts of an organism in respone to stimuli

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What is a characteristic of living things?

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Responding to stimuli - ability to sense any change of the environment (stimulus)

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What is homeostasis?

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The regulation of an organism’s internal environment to maintain constant conditions sutitable for life

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Biology Test Unit 1 (6 decks)

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