characteristics of life

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1. which are
  1. the basic units of life
    1. which may be
      1. multicellular
        such as
        plants and animals
    2. which may be
      1. unicellular
        such as
        bacteria
2. made of cells
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1. reproduce
  1. which may be
    1. sexual
      1. consisting
        two parent
  2. which may be
    1. asexual
      1. consisting
        one parent
2. grow
  1. which mean to
    1. increase in size or number of cells
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1. genetic code
  1. which means
    1. organisms resemble parents
      1. because
        DNA
        passes from
        parents to offspring
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1. obtains materials for energy
  1. to fuel
    1. plants or animals
      1. which creates one's
        metabolism
  2. by
    1. metabolism
    2. capturing sunlight
      1. for the process of
        photosynthesis
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1. maintain a stable internal envirnment
  1. known as
    1. homeostasis
      1. such as
        regulation of body temperature or blood glucose levels
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1. evole
  1. due to
    1. changes in the environment
      1. such as
        changes in light, temperature or water
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1. being highly organized
  1. such as
    1. cells-->tissues-->organs-->organ systems-->organism
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1. evolve
  1. which means
    1. adapt over time
      1. such as
        cacti
        which have
        adapted to dry condition
        found in the
        desert

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	Created by Kaeyana Myers about 9 years ago