Characteristics of Life 1
What is the smallest unit of life?
Cell
The slow, gradual change in living things over a very long time.
Evolution
What is a stable internal body temperature of a human. Hint:It is a number on a thermometer
98.6
The body system that is responsible for breaking down your food into usable nutrients.
Digestive System
43
The reason humans eat food is to get this characteristic.
Energy
What characteristic needs to happen for species to continue passing along heredity and genetic traits
Reproduce
When you are too hot your body does this?
Sweats
The products that must be removed from the human body.
Waste
How many kids does Mr. Connolly have?
3
The type of science that studies living things is what?
Biology
he process by which our bodies use food to produce energy and build new cells. It's like a factory in our bodies that takes in raw materials (food) and turns them into useful products (energy and building blocks)
Metabolism
When your body is too cold it does this?
Shiver
The body system that coordinates the body's actions and transmits signals to and from different parts of the body.
Nervous System
What state did Mr. Connolly grow up in? Hint: It is close to Massachusetts.
New Hampshire
Characteristic of Living Things that controls heredity
DNA
How a living thing reacts or acts because of a signal or change in its world.
Response to Stimulus
When we breathe in _____________ we than breathe out ______________
Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide
The body system that helps move your body
Muscular System
What sports did Mr. Connolly play in high school?
Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, and Track
What happens to living organisms that do not eat or drink water?
They die
Name 1 of the 3 things that organisms must keep stable or balanced.
Temperature, water content, chemical content
When a species changes to be better at a task over time, it is showing this characteristic of life.
Adaptation or Evolution
The body system that gives you support and structure
Skeletal System
What does Mr. Connolly want to do when he retires?
Move to New Hampshire and mow peoples lawns for free that can't afford it.