Characteristics of Living Things
Chemistry of Living Things
Vocabulary
Grab Bag I
Grab Bag II
100

a bird flying to find food or an amoeba going through its environment

What is movement

100
this is a simple substance that cannot be broken down into other substances
What is an element
100
any living thing
What is an organism
100
this means to change in shape or structure over time
What is develop
100
What kind of biologist studies animals?
What is a zoologist
200

A dog giving birth to puppies or a growing fruit with seeds

What is reproduction

200
These compounds are used to build and repair cells
What are proteins
200
the ability to do work and cause change
What is energy
200
the process by which organisms keep conditions inside their body relatively stable is called
What is homeostasis
200

Changes in an organism's environment that make the organism  move or change

What are stimuli

300

Your heart pumping blood, your lungs taking in oxygen, your muscles helping you move

What is using energy

300
Which of the following is a compound? oxygen, water, hydrogen, or nitrogen
What is water
300
the basic building blocks of life
What are cells
300
Your school, the Sun, plants, and soil are all part of your
What is environment
300
Scientists use these to test their ideas
What are experiments
400

staying away from a vicious dog or reaching for an ice cream cone

What is responding to environment

400
genetic material is made up of these compounds
What are nucleic acids
400
parent organisms produce offspring during this
What is reproduction
400
Most organisms grow very quickly in which part of their life? first part, middle part, or last part
What is first part
400

When scientists guess at a possible answer to a scientific question

What is a hypothesis

500

people increasing in height

What is growth

500
The four elements found in all living things
What are oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen
500
to get away from danger or find food organisms must
What is move
500
most plants get their energy from this
What is the Sun
500
This is the set of steps that scientists use to find answers to their scientific questions
What is the scientific method
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