Signs of life
Living
vs
Non-Living
Cells and Energy
100

The basic unit that makes up all living things.

Cells

100

What is an individual living thing called?

An Organism

100

The type of organism made of more than one cell.

Multicellular organism

200

An organism made up of only one cell

Unicellular Organism

200

The three main needs of organisms to survive.

Water, energy, and resources

200

The source of energy for most plants.

Sunlight

300

Living things can make more of their own kind

Reproduction

300

Plants and animals both need this, but get it in different ways.

Energy

300

The process animals use to get energy from their food.

Eating or consuming food

400

Something that causes a living thing to change

Stimulus

400

An organism that develops from a single fertilized cell into a complex adult.

Growth and Development

400

The smallest part of an organism that can carry out life processes.

cell

500

The process of keeping body systems stable despite changes in the environment.

Homeostasis

500

The number of cells in a multicellular organism is always ______ than in a unicellular organism.

more

500

Essential for activities that go on inside cells

Water, Energy, Nutrients, or Oxygen

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