BIOL 2299 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Asexual Reproduction, Sexual Reproduction, Homeostasis

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All living organisms share several key characteristics or functions: When viewed together, these characteristics serve to define life. Single-cell organisms have everything they need to be self-sufficient. Multi(cid:272)ellular (cid:894)(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:272)ells(cid:895) orga(cid:374)is(cid:373)s e. g. plants , animals, fungi. In multicellular organisms, specialization increases until some cells do only certain things. Living things will make changes in response to a stimulus in their environment (light, temperature, sound etc. ) A behavior is a complex set of responses. All living things reproduce in one of the following ways: Ea(cid:272)h (cid:272)ell di(cid:448)ides to (cid:373)ake (cid:374)e(cid:449) (cid:272)ells (cid:894)(cid:272)ell di(cid:448)isio(cid:374)(cid:895). I(cid:374) (cid:373)ulti(cid:272)ellular orga(cid:374)is(cid:373)s, this results i(cid:374) gro(cid:449)th of the orga(cid:374)is(cid:373) a(cid:374)d so(cid:373)e (cid:272)ells (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e specialized and perform different jobs than others (differentiation). The ability to maintain a constant internal environment in response to environmental changes (external or internal) e. g. human body temperature. Living things take in energy and use it for maintenance and growth. Autotrophs get e(cid:374)erg(cid:455) fro(cid:373) su(cid:374) e. g. plants.

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