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Asexual reproduction
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Reproduction ccomplished by a single organism (47)
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Autotrophs
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Organisms that are able to produce their own food (36)
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Binomial nomenclature
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Identifying an organism by its genus and species name
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Diffusion
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The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration (42)
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Ectotherm
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An organism whose body temperature is controlled by its surrounding environment
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Endotherm
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An animal whose internal body temperature is a result of internal sources of heat (46)
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heterotrophs
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Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain it from other organisms
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Homeostasis
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the tendency of living organisms to control or regulate changes in their internal environment
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Hameotherm
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An animal that maintains a controlled internal body tempterature using its own heating and cooling mechanisms
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Metabolism
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The process by which a living organism takes energy from its surroundings and uses it to sustain itself, develop and grow
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Osmoregulator
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An organism that regulates its internal concentration of salts
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Osmosis
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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane (42)
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Photosynthesis
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The process by which an organism uses the energy from the sun to produce its own food (34)
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Poikilotherm
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An organism whose body temperature changes with its surrounding environment
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Respiration
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The process by which food is converted into usable energy for life functions (36)
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Sexual reproduction
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Reproduction that involves the union of gametes from two organisms: a male and a female (48)
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