Needs of Living Things
Characteristics of Living Things
Organic Compounds
Mystery 1
Mystery 2
100
In order to live plants and animals need which of the following? Hydrogen Darkness Helium Food
What is food?
100
About 70% of all living things are made of which of the following? bone water muscle fat
What is water?
100
All of the following are organic compounds except which of the following? carbohydrates oils fats water
What is water?
100
Green plants produce food in a process called what? Symbiosis Photosynthesis Respiration Phototropism
What is photosynthesis?
100
Which of the following is not an example of a need of living things? food water proper temperature transportation
What is transportation?
200
Green plants make food using what from the sun?
What is light or light energy
200
When a living thing gets rid of waste it is called which of the following? excretion digestion ingestion respiration
What is excretion?
200
The main source of energy for humans is which of the following? carbohydrates Carbon water Oxygen
What are carbohydrates?
200
The process in which food is broken down into simpler substances is known as which of the following? ingestion digestion excretion respiration
What is digestion?
200
The process of taking in food is called what? digestion excretion ingestion respiration
What is ingestion?
300
Which of the following is not needed by all living things? silicon water food living space
What is silicon?
300
All the chemical activities in an organism are called what? ingestion metabolism digestion excretion
What is metabolism?
300
A special type of protein that regulates the body's chemical activities glucose fat enzymes oils
What are enzymes?
300
The organic compound that takes messages from parent to offspring is known as what?
What is DNA?
300
Inside the body, carbohydrates are turned in to which of the following? water amino acids muscle sugars
What are sugars?
400
What is it called when a living thing produces another of its kind?
What is reproduction?
400
When it gets colder outside, a cold-blooded animal has a decrease in what?
What is body temperature?
400
In animals, Oxygen combines with food to make which of the following? food carbohydrates energy Amino acids
What is energy
400
Proteins are made up of building blocks called which of the following?
What are amino acids?
400
What is Mrs. Eriksen's favorite football team?
Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?
500
Animals that keep the same body temperature are called what?
What is warm-blooded?
500
What gas does a plant take in to make food?
What is Carbon Dioxide?
500
Organic compounds always contain which element?
What is carbon?
500
Glucose is a fancy word for what?
What is sugar?
500
A signal which causes an organism to react is known as what?
What is a stimulus?
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