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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A U T O T R O P H V B T K O E H D R T D
B Q L S R J D I G E S T I O N S I R A B
S Y N T H E S I S N N C E L I T O M M C
O I I Y C J N T B U O E I L G P C S C L
R F U B M R O H L W I I H B S M S I I H
P X U C K D I P H T T M T N O N V L B T
T Z N F R M T O P B I Y A E O R O O O K
I Z Q D W N A R D K R R X I R G E B R Q
O R O F O O R T Y I T H T F Y C X A E O
N A B X G I I O A A U C T U J Y X T A N
C L G P X T P R U D N O I T S E G E N C
K A R Q Z S S E Q U I L I B R I U M A B
M C B P M E E T F E E D B A C K M O I D
P U P E S G R E P R O D U C T I O N V H
J J U S R N F H O M E O S T A S I S Q X
E V I O M I K S C I R C U L A T I O N X
X L W S L O C O M O T I O N Z G Q I W K
E T N T I N N J J Z A C V M K V V P N J
H E Y X F K T E G R E M A D J J W G E M
X S D W E G X I F H E T G F Q E M E E E
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Answer Key for Characteristics of Living Things

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ABSORPTION  11s
AEROBIC  189nw
ANAEROBIC  1912n
AUTOTROPH  11e
CIRCULATION  916e
DIGESTION  72e
EGESTION  1811w
EQUILIBRIUM  812e
EXCRETION  1811nw
FEEDBACK  913e
GROWTH  614sw
HETEROTROPH  814n
HOMEOSTASIS  815e
INGESTION  616n
LIFE  517s
LIFEFUNCTIONS  1111ne
LOCOMOTION  517e
METABOLISM  1812n
MOTILE  183w
NUTRITION  1111n
REPRODUCTION  814e
RESPIRATION  714n
SESSILE  712sw
SYNTHESIS  13e
TRANSPORT  119ne