Characteristics of Life
One Characteristic of life is that all living things are made up of ________
CELLS
A ____________ organism is an organism that is made of only 1 cell
UNICELLULAR
Out of all of the following, name what is ALIVE and NOT ALIVE :
Apple Tree, Boulder, Mosquito, Coral, Bacteria, Water, Sun, Fossil, Human, Dog
ALIVE : Human, Dog, Apple Tree, Mosquito, Coral, Bacteria
NOT ALIVE : Boulder, Water, Sun, Fossil
All organisms have both a __________ name and a ___________ name.
COMMON ; SCIENTIFIC
Another Characteristic of Life is that all living things must obtain __________ somehow in order to replenish the nutrients in their cells.
ENERGY
An _____________ is an organism that can produce it's own energy in the right conditions, like a plant!
AUTOTROPH
All living things must obtain ____________ somehow in order to survive
Possible answers : FOOD, WATER, ENERGY, OXYGEN
____________ is the scientific study of grouping and classifying organisms based on their __________ characteristics!
TAXONOMY ; SHARED
All living things go through a _____ _______ where they will grow, develop, possibly ________, and eventually ______.
LIFE CYCLE ; REPRODUCE ; DIE
The two types of reproduction are __________ and _________. Describe the difference between the 2.
ASEXUAL ; SEXUAL
Asexual - 1 organism clones it's DNA into its offspring
Sexual - 2 organisms combine their DNA and it gets shared into their offspring
All living things strive to maintain _____________. They may do this by building a shelter to protect themselves from exposure to the elements
HOMEOSTASIS
KINGDOM, PHYLUM, CLASS, ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS, SPECIES
All living things strive to maintain internal balance, also known as ___________
HOMEOSTASIS
An Organism that must consume another organism in order to obtain energy is called a _____________
HETEROTROPH
TRUE or FALSE : In order for something to be considered DEAD, it must have previously been considered ALIVE.
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Eubacteria, and Archae are the 6 _______________
KINGDOMS
Part of Homeostasis is responding to internal and external __________ such as temperature change, internal hydration and hormone levels, etc.
STIMULI
MULTICELLULAR
First one to write their full First, Middle & Last name on their board and then clap 5 times gets these 5 points
DON'T CHEAT.
Why are Humans more closely related to giraffes than a cockroach?
Because giraffes are in the CHORDATA Phylum and have a backbone (vertebrates), they are also mammals...just like humans!
Cockroaches are insects and are INVERTEBRATES! Very different from humans!