Vocabulary
Characteristics of Living Things
Characteristics of Living Things
Needs
Ms. Fisher
100
The vocabulary word for ANY living thing.
What is organism.
Think ant, elepehant, plant, and human!
100
An action or change in behavior of the organism based on a change in its environment.
What is a response?
100
Tell me one characteristic of life AND describe what it means.
Answers will vary.
100
Living things require these four things.
What are food, water, space and homeostasis?
100
What is Ms. Fisher's Favorite NFL Team?
What are the Buffalo Bills?
200
All living things are made up of these.
What are cells?
Animals made of animal cells.
Plants made of plant cells.
200
The term used for the ability to produce offspring that are similar to the parents.
Bonus - One parent. Name it.
Bonus - Two parent. Name it.
What is reproduction?
Bonus - Asexual
Bonus - Sexual
200
All living things NEED or USE this?
Bonus - Give me example of LIFE PROCESSES that need/use it?
What is energy?
Bonus - Metbolism, photosythesis, cellular respiration, sleeping, walking, breathing, etc. ANYTHING THAT NEEDS/USES energy!
200
All LIVING thing need this.
What is water?
200
What is Ms. Fisher's favorite school subject?
What is Science?
300
All living things are able to respond to this.
What are stimulus? Or what are stimuli?
The change in the enviroment, causing the organism to react to it.
300
The two characteristics of life, growing and developing, in all organisms require this.
What is energy?
300
Synonym for Genetic Code. All living cells have this!
What is DNA?
300
In class we discussed, why would 200 elephants not be able to live in the science lab?
What is 200 elephants cannot live in a science lab due to a lack of space, food, water, and ability to be at homeostasis, which are all essential for their survival?
300
What three things does Ms. Fisher LOVE the most?
Who are Jack Fisher, Ryleigh Fisher, and Evelyn Fisher?
400
Single celled organism are also referred to as this.
Bonus - More complex, more mature, multiple or many celled organism are also referred to as this
What is unicellular?
Bonus - What is Multicellular?
400
When discussing growth and devlopment, the charcateristics are often paired together. Why is that?
Bonus - Explain how they are different.
They are processes where one leads to the other. Fisrt you grow in size, then you become more complex.
Bonus - Growth (get larger in size, more cells) and devlopment (more complex or more mature) ultimatly to be able to reproduce.
400
The maintenance of stable internal conditions, even when there is a change externally.
Bonus - Give me an example that is NOT a human being.
What is homeostasis?
Bonus - Plant shriviling up, due to lack of water or sunlight. Other answers will vary.
400
Explain what homeostais is.
What is homeostasis is your body's ability to keep its internal conditions stable and balanced, even when the world around you changes?
400
Ms. Fisher is NOT very good at this. (BE KIND!)
What is spelling!
500
The mistaken idea that living things arise from non-living things.
Bonus - Name the two scienctist who DISPROVED this.
What is spontenous generation.
Bonus - Redi & Pasture
500
Name 5 Characteristics ALL LIVING THINGS SHARE!
Bonus - Double Points if you can name all 8 on the doodle note!
What is have cells, have DNA, Growth & Development, Reproduction, Respond to Stimuli, Adapt over time, Need/Use Energy, and Homeostasis (Internal Balance)?
500
Come to the baord.
Pick 5 5 Characteristics ALL LIVING THINGS SHARE - AND DESCRIBE THEM!
What is have cells - made of cells
Have DNA - contains genetic code
Growth - larger in size
Development - more complex, more devloped
Reproduction - ability to create offspring
Respond to Stimuli - respond to a change in the environment
Adapt over time - trait created for apopulation to survive and takes a LONG tiome.
Need/Use Energy - to complete life processes
Homeostasis - internal balance (uni or multi)
500
Come to the board, draw an organism (that is NOT a human being) and draw and name all its needs.
Pictures will vary!
500
Tell me THREE things Ms. Fisher Loves. (NOT MY HOMIES!)
What is:
* Teaching
* Science
* Reading
* Jigsaw Puzzles
* Sports (Bills, Yankees & Sabers)
* Being with my Family
* YOU!