Cells: the basic unit of life, can be prokaryotic or eukaryotic, all organisms are made of one or more of these, Grow and Develop: an organism changes form or gains skills, a tadpole undergoes metamorphosis to become a frog , new cells are made and the organism gets larger, Homeostasis: maintaining a stable internal environment, your body temperature remains at 98.6°F regardless of the temperature outside, your body produces insulin to maintain steady blood sugar levels, Reproduction: making more of one's own kind, needed to prevent a species from becoming extinct, can be sexual or asexual, Heredity: passing traits from parents to offspring, child gets her eye color from her dad, includes DNA or RNA, Metabolism: the sum of all the chemical reactions that occur in the body, the food you consume is broken down for energy, Evolve: as a group living things change over a period of time, the neck of giraffes became longer to adapt to the height of the leaves on a tree, how cockroaches have become resistant to pesticides, Respond to Environment: a stimulus from the external environment causes your body to react, your pupil dilates when the lights are off, a plant leans toward the window when the sun is out,

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