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What do organisms use to carry out life proccesses? energy What is stimulus? change in environment Temperature, hunger, light, and sound are examples of ___. stimulus How do unicellular organisms reproduce? asexually Hydra, yeast, and bacteria reproduce ____. asexually Most multicellular organisms reproduce ____. sexually What are organisms made up of? one or more cells Requires two parents and sex cells sexual reproduction Requires one parent asexual reproduction What does DNA stand for? deoxyribonucleic acid Made of one cell Unicellular Has two or more cells multicellular Fragmentation is a form of __________. asexual reproduction Budding is a form of __________. asexual reproduction Carries all the genetic information DNA A trait or mark to identify an object or an organism characteristic All organisms need these to survive. Food, water, air, shelter Organisms that produce their own food by photosynthesis are producers Organisms that eat other organisms are consumers Are decomposers producer or consumer? consumer What is biology? study of life/organisms Give an example of a consumer and producer venus flytrap How does paramecium reproduce? Binary fission What are carbohydrates? Sugars and starches What are the building blocks of proteins? amino acids What is the energy molecule of the cell? ATP Organisms can store a lot of energy in ___. lipids What six elements are found in organisms? Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus What are the biochemicals? Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, DNA, and ATP Same condition homeostasis Change in environment stimulus Makes up 70% of body weight water is used in respiration oxygen using oxygen to burn energy respiration using carbon dioxide and water to produce glucose photosynthesis simple sugar glucose basic unit of life cell has instruction for protein synthesis DNA surrounds the cells cell membrane Keeping a constant body temperature is an example of ___ homeostasis Makes up nucleic acids nucleotides Looks like plants but cannot photosynthesize mushroom The end result of photosynthesis is one glucose and six oxygens Study supplement!