Characteristics of Living Things
Necessities of Life
Building Blocks of Life
Miscellaneous
Vocabulary
100
Organisms use energy to A. move materials into and out of cells. B. Build cells. C. make or break down food. D. All of the above
What is All of the above
100
These type of organisms get food by eating other organisms.
What is a consumer.
100
DNA is a A. carbohydrate B. nucleic acid C. enzyme D. phospholipids
What is a nucleic acid
100
A monkey is made of a trillion ______________.
What is cells
100
This molecule contains the information on how to make proteins.
What is DNA
200
Which of the following is a true statement about all living things? A. They reproduce asexually B. They have one or more cells. C. They cannot sense changes in their external environment. D. They do not need to use energy
What is B. They have one or more cell
200
_______________ refers to all of the chemical activities that an organism's cells performs.
What is metabolism.
200
When iodine comes into contact with ___________, the iodine turns black.
What is starch
200
Which of the following is not a stimulus? A. gravity B. darkness C. eating D. sound
What is eating
300
This is the ability to maintain a body temperature of 98.6 and stable amount of sugar in your blood.
What is homeostasis.
300
These type of organisms get food by using energy from the sun and through the chemicals in their environment.
What is a producer.
300
Starch is a _______________. (be specific)
What is a complex carbohydrate
300
Which of the following is NOT true about cells? A. structures that contain all of the materials necessary for life. B. found in nonliving things C. sometimes specialized for particular functions D.found in all organisms
What is B. found in nonliving things
300
This provides instructions from making proteins.
What is DNA
400
This is the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring.
What is heredity
400
Which of the following is true about the necessity of food? A. It is a source of energy B. Organisms can not make their own food C. It supplies cells with oxygen D. It makes your organs satisfied.
What is A. It is a source of energy
400
Fats and oils are __________ that store energy for an organism.
What is lipids
400
The pupils of your eyes respond to this stimuli.
What is light
400
This is a change in an organism's environment that affects the organism's activities.
What is a stimulus
500
These are the 6 characteristics of living things
What is 1. have cells 2. reproduce 3. respond to change 4. grow and develop 5. have DNA 6. use energy
500
These are the 4 basic necessities of life.
What is water, air, food, and living space.
500
These are the subunits of nucleic acids.
What is nucleotides
500
This "building block" molecule forms 2 layers in the cell membrane
What is phospholipid
500
DNA is an acronym for _________________.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid
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