Need and use of energy
An organism's size is based on ____.
Cell number
What type of cell does not have a cell wall?
Eukaryotic Cells
what might be an example of stimuli
Sunlight that helps plants grow or moves toward it. Loud noise as in thunder, touching a hot surface.
When a butterfly hatches from the egg, turns into a caterpillar, goes into a cocoon and, becomes a butterfly is it growing or developing
Developing
Name some animals that can reproduce asexually?
Bacteria, Protists, Plants, Starfish, some birds/fish
What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine Triphosphate
Every organism starts as a what
Every living organism begins life as a single cell
a change in stimuli can be __________
hint: both have the word ternal
Internal and external
Organism size is based upon what?
Cell number
What is Courtship?
Why do organisms need energy
All living organisms need energy to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments.
All cells have the following:
Cell membrane, DNA, ribosomes
What might be a example of homeostasis
An example might be that when you get hot your blood vessels dialate And you lose sweat and cool down.
How many genes determine height?
500 genes
What is Budding?
An organism grows a bud on its side, then the mouth detaches it to form a new hydra.
In children, growth occurs at areas called?
Growth Plates
What is a cell
the smallest unit of life.
The stimulus is high blood glucose levels, what would be the correct response?
The Pancreas releases insulin and insulin relievers glucose to cells, bringing it back to normal blood glucose levels.
What two things play the biggest role in human growth?
Genetics and Environment
Name two animals that clone through Parthenogenesis.
Lizards, Snakes, Birds, or Sharks.
What is the definition of Anabolism?
Using energy to build compounds or molecules (ex. bone development)
What type of cells have a nucleus?
Prokaryotic Cells
What does homeostasis mean?
A mechanism that maintains a stable environment despite the changes present in the external environment.
What is the definition of growth?
A change in physical size over time.
What is reproduction
Reproduction is the production of offspring.