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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C R E H B N C S N H G K E L I T O M S A
A I D F D S K R N O H C R F L M U D U M
Z T B L H Y N U T R I T I O N I L Z V C
A J H O C Q O H J R O T L C R S S S F X
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Y I A C T T P R Q J N N V D E R G A T U
J B B N O S S E A U Z C E G E S T I O N
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F R L M O G R E P R O D U C T I O N H P
S E I H C N F H O M E O S T A S I S J J
T A S L O I P R K C A B D E E F L E L F
V N M P L X I N O I T A L U C R I C P F
L A U T O T R O P H G F D G R O W T H F
T R G X E S I S E H T N Y S E S S I L E
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ABSORPTION  1811nw
AEROBIC  78nw
ANAEROBIC  218n
AUTOTROPH  218e
CIRCULATION  1817w
DIGESTION  1214ne
EGESTION  1312e
EQUILIBRIUM  812ne
EXCRETION  620e
FEEDBACK  1616w
GROWTH  1418e
HETEROTROPH  814n
HOMEOSTASIS  815e
INGESTION  616n
LIFE  517ne
LIFEFUNCTIONS  1111ne
LOCOMOTION  517n
METABOLISM  38s
MOTILE  182w
NUTRITION  74e
REPRODUCTION  814e
RESPIRATION  714n
SESSILE  1419e
SYNTHESIS  1419w
TRANSPORT  94se