Characteristics of Life
If you go outside and go back in for a jacket what science term would the temperature be called?
Stimulus
What is a mixture of several different gases, including oxygen and carbon dioxide?
Air
How long can you live without food?
3 weeks
How many cells are humans made of?
Trillions!
What is the difference between growth and development?
Growth is a change in size and Development is a change in form.
What does DNA stand for
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid.
How long can you go without water?
3 days
What % of your body is made of water?
70%
What are the structures inside a living cell called?
Organelles
What is the transmission of characteristics from one generation to the next?
Heredity
What is the maintenance of a stable internal environment?
Homeostasis
What is a place where living things live?
Habitat
What do producers do to make food?
Photosynthesis
How many cells does something have to have to be considered living?
One or more.
What are the blueprints of life?
DNA
What is it called when a single parent produces offspring that are identical to the parent?
Asexual Reproduction
What are the 4 necessities of life?
1. Water
2. Food
3. Air
4. A place to live
What is the difference between consumers and decomposers?
Consumers eat other organisms and decomposers breakdown dead organisms or waste.
What is the total of all chemical activities that occur in an organism?
Metabolism
What is the difference between Asexual and Sexual Reproduction?
Asexual is when there is just one parent producing offspring and Sexual is when there are two parents producing offspring.
What are the 6 characteristics of life?
1. Living things are made of cells
2. Living things sense and respond to change
3. Living things use energy
4. Living things have DNA
5. Living things reproduce
6. Living things grow and develop
An organism that can live without air is called a/an?
Anaerobic Organism
What are the 3 categories of the food chain?
Consumer, Producer, and Decomposer.
What is a cell?
A membrane-covered structure that contains all the necessary materials of life.
What are the two jobs of lipids?
1. Phospholipids make the cell membrane 2. Fat/Oils and Energy Source.