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things that have all characteristics of living things
organisms
something being made of one cell or multiple cells is what characteristic of a living thing
cellular organization
parents having a child or an animal making another kind of that same animal is what characteristic of a living thing
reproduction
a group of organisms that have similar traits and can produce fertile offspring
species
uses light and lenses to magnify an object
light microscope
the smallest unit of life (the building blocks of life)
cell
tying your shoe, getting up off the couch, ect. are examples of what characteristic of a living thing
(use of) energy
group of similar species
genus
uses a magnetic field to focus a beam of electrons through an object or on an object's surface
electron microscope
an organism that is made of one cell
unicellular
an organism changing size and cells changing structure/multipying is what characteristic of a living thing
growth & development
a system to give an organism a two-word specific name
binomial nomenclature
light microscope that uses more than one lens
compound microscope
an organism that contains two or more cells
multicellular
catching a ball or something coming toward you is what characteristic of a living thing
response to stimuli
branched diagram that shows the relationships among organisms, including common ancestors
cladogram
when an organism maintains a safe, stable interna condition is what characteristic of a living thing
homeostasis
series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism
dichotomous key