Characteristics of Life 1
What is an organism whose "body" is made of MORE than one cell known as?
multicellular
What is an organism whose entire "body" is only made of ONE cell known as? (ex: bacteria)
unicellular
Is water living?
No
Give an example of growth and development.
getting taller, baby to adult, hair growing, etc.
A bird laying eggs is an example of what characteristic?
Reproduction
Yeast is unicellular. What characteristic is this an example of?
made of cells
A cat running away from a car is an example of which characteristic?
Response to stimuli
It is the smallest unit of life.
Cell
The type of science that studies living things is
Biology
A tadpole turning into a frog is an example of which characteristic of life?
Development
True or False: The ability to breath is a characteristic of living things?
False... PLANTS, BACTERIA
Define Homeostasis
Maintaining a stable internal environment
An owl having night vision to hunt better is an example of what characteristic
Evolve/Adapt
Moving your hand from a hot stove is an example of this
a response
List 3 of the characteristics of life
any 3 of the 6
Eating, photosynthesis, etc.
What is the name for a living thing?
Organism
True or False: Trees are non-living
False
What is all of the information for our bodies organized into
DNA
True or False. An organism must have all of the characteristics of life
True!
What is an example of response to stimuli to maintain homeostasis?
cold = shiver
hot = sweat
hot dog = panting/tongue sweating
True or False: Mold is living
True!
List 3 of the characteristics of life
any 3 of the 6