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Characteristics of living things

Published on Apr 20, 2016

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Characteristics of living things

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Cells

The smallest functional and structural unit of all living things

homeostasis

The maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment

Sexual reproduction
reproduction in which the sex cells from two parents unite to produce offspring that share traits from both parents

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Asexual reproduction
reproduction that does not involve the unite of sex cells and in which one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent

Metabolism

the sum of all chemical processes that occur in a organism