Characteristics of Life
The construction of all living things.
All living things must be made up of one or more cell.
Grace feeds her pet lizard crickets so that it will survive.
All living things must use energy from its environment to develop.
To change in order to survive a change in environment.
Adapt
A bird species develops a large beak in order to carry more food across baron lands.
Living things adapt to changing environment.
Reproduction by means of two organisms together.
Sexual Reproduction
All living things change as they age.
All living things must Grow and develop.
A scientist examines the changes that a bird has undergone compared to its ancestor.
All living things must evolve as a means to survive changes in their environment.
Miniature structures which life is built out of.
Cells
Rob and his wife Jenna have a son named James.
Humans require another human to reproduce through sexual reproduction.
To maintain balanced internal conditions.
Homeostasis
The means in which living things grow.
All living things must consume energy gained from their environment to develop.
Saul is 6 feet tall now, but 10 years ago he was only 5 foot 8 inches.
All living things grow and develop.
The genetic code which makes living things unique.
DNA
Henry finds out that he is related to an old WWI veteran by sending a genetic sample to a laboratory.
All organisms have a genetic code called DNA.
Reproduction by creating an exact duplicate of oneself.
Asexual Reproduction
The interaction of living things to their environment.
All living things will respond to their environment.
Stewart looks at blood under a microscope and finds small structures within.
All living things are built out of 1 or more cells.
To create offspring.
Reproduction
Ron must keep his fish tank at a specific temperature to keep his fish alive.
All living things must maintain Homeostasis.
To develop over time.
Grow
The need for living things to maintain Homeostasis.
All living things must keep internal balance.
A deer runs away after hearing a cracking noise.
All living things respond to the environment.
The preserved remains of living things.
Fossil
A unicellular organism splits into two identical organisms.
Asexual reproduction
The change in a species over time.
Evolution