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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E X B Q N O I T A L U C R I C S E F D V
Z J V O Z K S N B M E T A B O L I S M R
W E T B R G I O S U G X W Q T C S E O F
C M R I J E S I O I E H C F J N L S T E
Y M O U E A A T R R S P L R O N J S I E
B S P X N N T C P B T L L I E S M I L D
G A S Q O O S U T I I Q T Q K T G L E B
W Z N Z I I O D I L O C M Z Z T I E Y A
Y H A Q T T E O O I N U T R I T I O N C
Q A R J O S M R N U J P D I M J A W N K
P F T F M E O P F Q T D I G E S T I O N
O G K Z O G H E T E R O T R O P H P Z Q
Q R U I C N F R E S P I R A T I O N A Y
F O U S O I J M C E C T B M U D I E L B
G W Q A L J H J W E A H V D D M O P Y A
T T F I K S I S E H T N Y S T H R I G T
O H F I D Q B G U V G B H V S J F D V K
N E T Q T W Y C I B O R E A N A P F W I
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ABSORPTION  93s
AEROBIC  77nw
ANAEROBIC  1620w
AUTOTROPH  182w
CIRCULATION  153w
DIGESTION  1213e
EGESTION  114s
EQUILIBRIUM  1014n
EXCRETION  114se
FEEDBACK  205s
GROWTH  214s
HETEROTROPH  814e
HOMEOSTASIS  714n
INGESTION  616n
LIFE  517sw
LIFEFUNCTIONS  1111ne
LOCOMOTION  517n
METABOLISM  104e
MOTILE  194s
NUTRITION  1111e
REPRODUCTION  814n
RESPIRATION  815e
SESSILE  184s
SYNTHESIS  1418w
TRANSPORT  313n