| Term | Definition |
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Abiotic |
non-living |
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Biotic |
having life |
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Metabolism |
obtaining and using of energy |
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Stimuli |
something causing a response |
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Photosynthesis |
use of light energy to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose |
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Environment/Habitat |
the natural home of an animal or plant |
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Prokaryotic |
simple, few or no organelles, DNA is free in cell |
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Eukaryotic |
complex, many organelles, DNA kept organized in nucleus |
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Unicellular |
having one cell |
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Multicellular |
made up of more than one cell |
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Glucose |
sugar involved in production of energy in both plants and animals |
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Respiration |
conversion of oxygen by living things into the energy by which they continue life. |