Characteristics of Life
Going from a single cell to a complex multicellular being.
What is growth & development?
Organisms have offspring to continue the species.
What is reproduction?
Process where the response reduces the initial stimulus.
What is a negative feedback loop?
Smallest level of organization.
What is the atomic level?
A group of cells that work together for a specialized function.
Maintaining a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
Organized structure from single cells to whole organ systems.
What is order?
Process where the response speeds up it's own production.
What is a positive feedback loop?
Combination of atoms, creating the second level or organization.
What are molecules?
Layers of tissues arranged into a functional body part.
What are organs?
Change of heritable traits to prepare future generations for better survival.
What is evolution?
An organism's ability to respond to the environment with appropriate behavior.
What is response to stimuli?
Communities of organisms interacting with the non-living components of their surroundings.
What is an ecosystem?
Combination of molecules and macromolecules to perform a specific function.
What are organelles?
Groupings of individual organs that all have a similar function.
Chemical reactions inside living organisms break down and synthesize chemicals for energy.
What is metabolism?
An organism's body responding to changes in temperature, pH, ion concentrations.
What is regulation?
Compilation of all life on Earth and all ecosystems on Earth.
What is the biosphere?
Combination of organelles contained within a membrane.
What are cells?
When all organ systems are combined into one functional group.
What is an organism?