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Characteristics of Life

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  • The ability of an organism to make more of the same type of organism.
    Reproduction
  • The ability to make constant adjustments to maintain the right amount of water and minerals in its cells.
    Homeostasis
  • The ability to cause change.
    Energy
  • What is structure?
    Organization
  • The changes that occur in each organism’s life.
    Development
  • Any behavior, structure, or internal process that allows an organism to make changes in response to environmental factors and live long enough to reproduce.
    Adaptation
  • The formation of new structures and an increase in the amount of living material.
    Growth
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  • A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that are able to reproduce.
    Species
  • The gradual change in a species over time due to adaptations.
    Evolution
  • Anything that causes an organism to react.
    Stimulus
  • The organism’s reaction to the stimulus.
    Response