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• Homeostasis• Metabolism• Cellular Organization• Reproduction• Heredity

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HomeostasisHomeostasis

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HomeostasisHomeostasis

Your body stays at 98.6 Your body stays at 98.6 degrees- this is an degrees- this is an

example of homeostasis.example of homeostasis.

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HomeostasisHomeostasisHomeostasisHomeostasis is the ability to maintain a stable is the ability to maintain a stable

internal environment regardless of the external internal environment regardless of the external environmentenvironment

Example: Example: - The body sweats when it is hot - The body sweats when it is hot outside in the summeroutside in the summer - The body shivers with cold- The body shivers with cold chills when the body is coldchills when the body is cold

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Cellular OrganizationCellular Organization

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Cellular OrganizationCellular Organization

Every living organism is Every living organism is composed of cells.composed of cells.

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Cellular OrganizationCellular Organization

A A cellcell is a membrane-covered is a membrane-covered structurestructure

that contains all of the materials that contains all of the materials necessary for life.necessary for life.

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Cellular OrganizationCellular Organization

There are 3 types of cells.There are 3 types of cells.

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Cellular OrganizationCellular Organization

There are two types of cells:There are two types of cells:– UnicellularUnicellular– MulticellularMulticellular

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MetabolismMetabolism

• Your body undergoes chemical Your body undergoes chemical reactions to makereactions to make

a) Foodb) Energyc) Waterd) Oxygen

MetabolismMetabolism

• Organisms use energy to carry out Organisms use energy to carry out the activities of life.the activities of life.

• MetabolismMetabolism is the use of energy to is the use of energy to carry out life functions.carry out life functions.

ReproductionReproduction

• There are two types of reproduction:There are two types of reproduction:– Asexual– Sexual

Asexual ReproductionAsexual Reproduction

• Asexual reproductionAsexual reproduction is where a is where a single parent produces offspring that single parent produces offspring that is identical to the parentis identical to the parent

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Sexual ReproductionSexual Reproduction

• Sexual reproductionSexual reproduction is where two parents is where two parents from opposites sexes each contributes from opposites sexes each contributes sex cells to produce offspring that will sex cells to produce offspring that will share characteristics of both parentsshare characteristics of both parents

Examples: Examples:

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HeredityHeredity

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HeredityHeredityHeredityHeredity is the transmission of genetic is the transmission of genetic

material from one generation to the material from one generation to the next generationnext generation

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