Characteristics of Living Things

ABSORPTION
AEROBIC
ANAEROBIC
AUTOTROPH
CIRCULATION
DIGESTION
EGESTION
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCRETION
FEEDBACK
GROWTH
HETEROTROPH
HOMEOSTASIS
INGESTION
LIFE
LIFEFUNCTIONS
LOCOMOTION
METABOLISM
MOTILE
NUTRITION
REPRODUCTION
RESPIRATION
SESSILE
SYNTHESIS
TRANSPORT

Although scientists do not agree on one definition of life, they do agree aht an organism is considered to be alive as long as its cells perform certain life functions: nutrition, transport, respiration, excretion, regulation, growth, reproduction, synthesis, and metabolism.

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Q J C S V Y R Z A K B O J R T Z L J W Q
U T I S V A D N O I T O M O C O L L W L
S D B E G C Y Z V X D X B P D I G A Q J
Y A O S I S A T S O E M O H F N V Q Z B
N L R N O I T C U D O R P E R G M Z I R
T N E G E S T I O N S G F T E E C F X V
H P A R R X Z V D F F U R E S S C E L I
E N N O I T I R T U N A Q R P T I E W H
S P A W P R W I P C N U N O I I R D D U
I T U T K U B Y T S I O P T R O C B C I
S D T H X W W I P L I F C R A N U A N F
U S O E Q B O O I T E I D O T Q L C L O
N J T L O N R B E S B H D P I D A K L T
S F R I S T R R L O L S W H O K T H R H
J M O T E I C V R R H B U A N V I T B Z
I X P O U X R E W L F V Y T U V O N B K
J R H M E T A B O L I S M M U O N W A M
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ABSORPTION  172w
AEROBIC  720ne
ANAEROBIC  312n
AUTOTROPH  312s
CIRCULATION  1710s
DIGESTION  11e
EGESTION  39e
EQUILIBRIUM  1410sw
EXCRETION  520ne
FEEDBACK  189s
GROWTH  49s
HETEROTROPH  148s
HOMEOSTASIS  147w
INGESTION  166s
LIFE  175sw
LIFEFUNCTIONS  1111sw
LOCOMOTION  175w
METABOLISM  420e
MOTILE  420n
NUTRITION  1111w
REPRODUCTION  148w
RESPIRATION  158s
SESSILE  47n
SYNTHESIS  16s
TRANSPORT  149sw