 | Term | Definition |
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Biosphere |
The life supporting zone of the earth that includes land, water, and air. |
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Atmosphere |
The layer of gasses surrounding the earth that provides oxygen, nitrogen and other gasses for living things, protects us from the sun and from meteoroids. |
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Cell |
The basic unit of structure and function of all living things. All living things are made of one or more cell |
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Metabolism |
An organisms ability to balance energy using an energy producing processes in its body. |
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Stimulus |
A change in the environment that causes and organisms to produce a response. |
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Response |
A reaction to a stimulus. |
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Reproduction |
When organisms produce more organisms like themselves. |
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Adaptation |
A characteristic that enables an organism to survive and reproduce n its environment. |
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Homeostasis |
An organisms ability to keep conditions inside their body the same even through outside conditions may change. |
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Endothermic |
Animals that can maintain a stable body temperature. |
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Ectothermic |
Animals that cannot regulate their body temperature. |
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Competition |
The struggle among organisms to obtain living space, food and water. |
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