Characteristics of Life
Levels of Organization
Controlled Exp.
Viruses
100

All life is made up of at least one ______

Cell

100

A group of cells working together

Tissue

100

A controlled experiment tests the effect of a _____ variable while keeping everything else the same

Single

100
True or false: Viruses can mutate
True
200

This characteristic means the ability to obtain and utilize energy

Metabolism

200

A pond is an example of a:

Ecosystem

200

The more sleep I get, the better I will do on my test. The independent variable is:

Amount of sleep

200

Which is bigger: a virus or a cell

Cell

300

Homeostasis is the  _______ ______ of energy and matter

Internal balance

300

Evolution occurs at this level

Population

300

I want to test if my dogs behave better with a collar. The experimental group is the group that:

Dogs with collar

300

The protein coating around DNA

Capsid

400

This characteristic does not happen to an individual

Evolution

400

This level has 7 levels above it

Tissue

400

The higher I drop the ball, the higher it will bounce. Name three control variables:

Type/size of ball, release technique, surface, release height, measuring technique, resistance, environment, etc.

400

This process refers to the reproduction style of a virus as a quick injection and copying of a viruses DNA until the host dies

Lytic

500

Growth means change in _______ and development means change in _______

Size and complexity

500

This level includes living and nonliving factors

Ecosystem

500

something you do not want in your experiment

Bias

500

This process refers to the reproduction style of a virus that hides its DNA in the host

Lysogenic

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