Needs of Living Things
Characteristics of Living Things
More Characteristics of Living Things
Key Terms
Hodgepodge(Assorted)
100

This gas is needed by cells to perform cellular respiration

What is oxygen?

100

All organisms are made up of these small building blocks of life.

What are cells?

100

Basic chemical blocks in all biomolecules.

What are monomers?

100

The process of change that occurs during an organisms life.

What is Growth/Development?

100

They are found in foods such as bread, rice, pasta, sweets, milk, fruit, etc.

What are Carbohydrates?

200

Place where an organism can get food, water, and find refuge.

What is Living shelter/space?

200

To take in food or nutrients

What is Ingestion/digestion?

200

Sunlight and weather (cold, heat) are examples of this

What are Stimuli?

200

A change in an organism's body that causes it can survive.

What is Adaptation?

200

What are Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and Nucleic Acids?

What are the 4 types of Biomolecules/Molecules of Life?

300

Maintaining a balance between internal and their external environment.

What is Homeostasis?

300

Provide an example of homeostasis.

What is body temperature, hydration, pH, level of blood sugar?

300

To convert food energy into cell energy in the presence of oxygen

What is Cellular respiration?

300

These biomolecules store energy, give insulation, protect nerves among other functions.

What are Lipids?

300

These Carbohydrates give structure and strength to plants and insects exoskeleton.

What are Cellulose and Chitin?

400

This is something ALL living things need to do all their activities

What is energy?

400

Biomolecules that make up cell membranes

What are Lipids and Proteins?

400

The sum of all chemical reactions in the body (to save and use energy)

What is metabolism?

400

The basic unit of structure and function of living things

What is a cell?

400

It is the smallest and most fundamental unit of matter.

What is an atom?

500

The result is: Oxygen, water vapor, and food for the plant (Glucose= Carbohydrates)

What is Photosynthesis?

500

A level of organization consisting of several functionally related organs. 

What is an organ system?

500

They are groups of similar cells that perform the same function.

What are tissues?

500

It's a chemical structure consisting of at least two atoms held together by a chemical bond.

What is a Molecule?

500

These organisms can be unicellular and multicellular.

What are Fungi and Algae?

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