Chars of Living Things
This characteristic of life helps organisms make new organisms.
reproduction (or DNA)?
This is described as making more or bigger cells
growth
This is needed by organisms for sleeping, thinking, eating, and moving.
energy
What is another name for Homeostasis?
Balance / Maintain Internal Condition
Where in the body does cellular respiration occur?
In cells
These features are shared by all viruses
What is a strand of genetic material within a protein coat>
When a tadpole becomes a frog, it is showing this characteristic of life.
Growth/Development?
This level of organization is made of different tissues
organs
This is the process by which one or more organisms make new organisms.
reproduction?
This is something that causes an organism to respond
a stimulus?
All organisms are made of 1 or more _______.
What is Cells?
Which one is biggest in size? Bacterium or virus?
Bacterium
This characteristic of life is seen when an organism has an involuntary reflex.
What is response to stimuli?
If an organism is made of many cells, it is this.
What is multicellular?
This is how unicellular organisms reproduce.
What is asexual reproduction?
(Splitting and making a copy of themselves.)
Your body regulates its temperature by doing this.
What is shivering, sweating, or changing blood flow?
Feeling sleepy, hungry, or thirsty are examples of what kind of stimulus?
Internal stimulus
Can viruses carry out metabolic functions such as taking in nutrients and releasing waste to survive?
No!
This characteristic of life is demonstrated when your brain reports that you are hungry when your blood-sugar gets low.
What is a Homeostasis?
Growth in multicellular organisms is mostly due to an increase in the _______ of cells.
What is number?
This describes all of the chemical reactions that occur within a living thing.
What is metabolism?
When Homeostasis is not maintained, this can happen to the organism.
What is gets sick or dies?
Are viruses considered living?
No!
What is the structure of a virus?
Nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) inside a protein shell (capsid)
When a species changes to be better at a task over time, it is showing this characteristic of life.
What is adaptation or evolution?
When a unicellular organism grows, rather than increasing the number of cells, the organism simply does this
What is its cell increases in size?
This mode of reproduction involves the fusion or mixing of cells from 2 parents organisms.
What is sexual reproduction?
Many animals migrate as a response to this stimulus.
What is a change in weather/seasons?
Name given to organisms who make their own food.
producers
Although viruses are not living things, they do have these two characteristics of life.
What are DNA/RNA and evolution?
Humans maintaining a body temperature of 98.6 degrees F.
What is homeostasis.
This is the correct sequence of organizational structures in multicellular organisms.
What is cell, tissue, organ, organ system, and organism?
The process of cells making energy is called...
What is cellular respiration?
Catabolism is defined as:
Breaking down larger molecules into smaller ones, releasing energy
Organisms that have to eat other organisms to gain energy.
Anabolism is defined as:
Building small molecules into large molecules, requiring energy