AP Bio - Characteristics of Life Flashcards
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| 4823430067 | community | several populations living together in an area |  | 0 |
| 4823430068 | cell | the smallest unit of life |  | 1 |
| 4823430071 | growth | process of getting bigger in size |  | 2 |
| 4823430072 | reproduction | making new organisms |  | 3 |
| 4823430073 | eucaryote | type of cell that has a nucleus. it means "true nucleus" |  | 4 |
| 4823430074 | fungi | kingdom that includes multicellular, heterotrophic organisms with cell walls of chitin |  | 5 |
| 4823430075 | homeostasis | an organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change |  | 6 |
| 4823430076 | ecosysem | all of the biotic AND abiotic factors in an area |  | 7 |
| 4823432193 | metabolism | the sum of energy changes in an organism |  | 8 |
| 4823433299 | Domain | the most inclusive level of classification |  | 9 |
| 4823433599 | species | organisms that can reproduce & make fertile offspring are in this classification level |  | 10 |
| 4823437226 | emergent property | results from the arrangement and interaction of parts within a system | 11 | |
| 4823442313 | binomial nomenclature | the 2 name system of naming organisms | 12 | |
| 4823443986 | mutations | changes in DNA that lead to evolution |  | 13 |
| 4823444661 | DNA | the universal language common to all organisms |  | 14 |