Properties of Life
The scientific study of life
What is Biology?
A basic unit of matter
What is an atom?
A group of similar cells that perform a specific function
What are tissues?
All individuals of a species living in a specific area
What is population?
The family tree used to classify all living things
What is Taxonomy?
Organisms maintain stable internal conditions through this process
What is homeostasis?
A cluster of atoms held together by chemical bonds
What is a Molecule?
A structure that is composed of tissues and that provides a specific function for the organism
What is an organ?
The entire array of organisms living in a particular ecosystem
What is Community?
They have eukaryotic cells
What is Eukarya?
The ability of an organism to adjust or react to changes in its environment
What is response to stimuli?
A membrane bound structure that performs a specific function in a cell
What is an organelle?
Several organs that cooperate in a specific function
What is an organ system?
All the living organisms interacting with each other and with their physical environment
What is Ecosystem?
The Eukaryotic Kingdoms
What are Fungi, Plants, and Animals?
Over generations, species undergo this process to adapt and survive
What is evolution?
The fundamental unit of life
What is cell?
An individual living thing
What is an organism?
Encompasses all ecosystems on Earth
What is Biosphere?
The group of left-overs of the Eukaryote domain
What are Protists?
The ability to create new individuals
What is reproduction?
The levels at which the properties of life emerge
What are Cells?