characteristics of Living things
Posted by Angela Rosell on 9/10/2021
- Cell-the smallest unit that can perform all life processes
- Stimulus- anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or any part of an organism.
- Homeostasis-the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment
- Asexual reproduction-reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells an in which one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.
- Sexual reproduction-reproduction in which the sex cells from two parents unite to produce offspring that share traits from both parents.
- Spontaneous Generation-the mistaken idea that living organisms arise from nonliving sources.
- Classification-process of grouping things based on their similarities.
- Taxonomy-scientific study of how things are classified.
- Species-a group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.