| Term | Definition |
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respiration |
process of getting energy from food |
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organism |
any living thing |
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cell |
basic unit of structure and function in living things |
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ingestion |
process of taking in food |
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excreation |
process of getting rid of wastes |
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biotic and abiotic |
living thing and nonliving thing |
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digestion |
process of breaking down food so that it can be used by living things |
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homeostasis |
ability of a living thing to keep conditions inside its body |
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eviroment |
everything that surronds a living thing |
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response |
reaction to change |
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transport |
process of moving nutriants and waste into a living thing |
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adaptation |
trait of a living thing that helps it live in its enviroment |