Living Things
This is the basic unit of life
Cell
Your body is made up of 70% _______
water
The job that a cell performs is called its _________
function
________ are organisms whose diets consist of only meat
Carnivores
Organisms that are made of one cell are called ______
unicellular
________ are organisms that eat both meat and plants
The change in the environment that affects the activity of an organism
Stimulus
The rule of which number tells how long humans can go without food, water, and air
3
________ are made out of amino acids
Proteins
_______ feedback is when the changes are reduced. Example: your body sweating when you have a fever
Negative Feedback
________ are organisms that can make their own food (example- plants)
Producers
The maintaining of a stable internal environment
Homeostasis
Give two advantages of sexual reproduction
Genetic diversity, adaptable to the environment, reduced mutations
The passing of traits from parents to offspring is known as ________
Heredity
______ feedback is when the effects are increased. Example: pregnancy increasing hormone production
Positive Feedback
_______ cannot make their own food and must eat other organisms for energy
Consumers
The total of all the chemical processes that occur inside an organism
Metabolism
Give two advantages of asexual reproduction
Faster, does not require a partner, more efficient
This separates the contents of the cell from the environment around it
Cell Membrane
This type of reproduction requires more energy
Sexual Reproduction
__________ get their food from breaking down dead organisms or waste from animals
Decomposers
All living things use ______
energy
You get this from your parents. Hint: it is found in the nucleus
DNA
What does DNA stand for
Deoxyribonucleic acid
____________ is the movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration. ___________ is the movement of water from high concentration to low concentration
Diffusion; osmosis