Characteristics of Living Things
The Necessities of Life
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Other parts of a Cell
100
How many Characteristics do all living things share?
What is: six
100
Which of the following is NOT a basic need for almost every organism? a.air b.electricity c.food d.water
What is: electricity
100
What is the class of molecules that includes sugar, starches, and fiber called? a.proteins b. amino acids c. enzymes d.carbohydrates
What is : carbohydrates
100
Proteins are made of___________
What is : amino acids
100
What is the far molecule that can store energy called?
What is : lipid
200
What is the smallest functional and structural unit of life called?
What is: a cell
200
The cells of most living things are made up of approximately how much water?
What is: 70%
200
A carbohydrate ___________ and store ___________ for cells.
What is :provide and energy
200
Proteins that speed up chemical reaction in cells are called
What is: Enzymes
200
The cell membrane is formed from mainly _____________
What is : phospholipids
300
The______________ separates a cell's contents from the cell's environment
What is: cell membrane
300
What are organisms that can live without air called?
What is: anearobic
300
One sugar molecule or a few linked sugar molecules make up_______________
What is : a simplie carbohydrate
300
Living things break down proteins in food to supply cells with_____________
What is: amino acids
300
Energy is transported/carried in a cell by___________
What is : ATP
400
Maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment is called____________________
What is: Homeostasis
400
Organisms that can make their own food are called
What is: producers
400
The most common source of energy for cells is called what?
What is : glucose
400
Molecules that are needed to repair and regulate the body are called:
What is: proteins
400
Molecules that carry the directions for how proteins are made
What is : nucleic acids
500
what is the process in which two parents produce offspring that share both parents' traits called?
What is: sexual reproduction
500
Substances made when two or more atoms combine are called______________
What is: molecules
500
Living things store extra sugar as_________________ which are made of hundred of sugar molecules
What is : complex carbohydrates
500
What is Hemoglobin?
What is a protein in red blood cells that bind oxygen
500
smaller molecules that make up the nucleic acids are called_______
What is : nucleotides
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