Life Characteristics
Miscellaneous
Chemistry of Life
Single Cell Organisms
Multicellular Organisms
100
Passing on genetic information to the next generation
What is reproduction or heredity?
100
The name for any living thing.
What is an organism?
100
All matter is made of ________.
What are atoms?
100
Single celled organisms are made of _________ cell.
What is one?
100
Name one advantage of being multicellular
What is growing bigger, able to replace damaged cells, and more
200
Pulling your hand away from a hot stove, a plant growing toward the light are examples of this.
What is response to stimulus?
200
An organism that is made of many cells
What is multicellular?
200
This organic compound carries the genetic information of the organism.
What is DNA (or nucleic acid works as well)
200
Organisms that do not have a nucleus.
What are prokaryotes?
200
a group of similar cells working together
What is tissue?
300
All living things are made of ____________.
What are cells?
300
The study of living things
What is Biology?
300
Organic molecules are based around this element.
What is Carbon?
300
Organisms that have a true nucleus.
What is a eukaryote?
300
Groups of tissues working together to perform a certain functions
What is an organ?
400
Organisms eating or making their own food in order to get energy
What is metabolism?
400
Can reproduce by splitting in two
What are single cell organisms?
400
One important characteristic of lipids is that they are ____________________ in water.
What is not soluble?
400
Cyanobacteria are able to make their own food with the help of the __________.
What is the sun?
400
Name an organ system in the human body
What is the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, endocrine system, etc.?
500
1. Obtain Energy 2. Produce Offspring 3. Maintain Structure - stay healthy These are the ____________________
What are the three main challenges of life?
500
Which grouping is less specific Class or Genus?
What is Class? Remember... King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti
500
These are the base units for building protein
What are amino acids?
500
Were once grouped with bacteria but now have their own domain.
What are Archaea?
500
to develop from a simple, unspecialized cell into a cell that has a specialized structure and a specific job
What is differentiation?
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