When the lights are turned off, your pupils become larger. This shows which characteristic of a living thing?
Responds to surroudings
100
One of the four needs of all living things is a place to live. Another word for this is _____________.
habitat
100
How many statements make up the cell theory?
3
100
Who coined the term cell?
Robert Hooke
100
Which of the following is NOT a living thing?
-rose
-frog
-leaf
-dirt
dirt
200
An icicle grows larger as water melts and refreezes. This is not a characteristic of a living thing because the icicle does not become _______ ____________, it only grows larger.
more complex
200
Which of the following is a need of ALL living things?
-oxygen
-water
-sunlight
-carbon dioxide
water
200
Where do cells come from?
other, pre-existing cells
200
Leeuwenhoek discovered single-celled organisms known as ____________.
animalcules.
200
We took a bucket and placed an earthworm inside. We then shined a bright light on the worm and watched his response. What part of this experiment is the stimulus?
the light
300
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a living thing?
-uses energy
-can reproduce
-needs oxygen
-made of cells
needs oxygen
300
What is another word to describe "stable internal conditions"?
homeostasis
300
Name ONE scientist that contributed to the cell theory?
Hooke, Leeuwenhoek, Schleiden, Schwann, or Virchow
300
Schleiden studied which type of cell?
-plant
-fish
-animal
-bacteria
plant
300
List 3 living things and list 3 non-living things.
answers will vary
400
One characteristic is that all living things are made of ______.
cells
400
Humans get their energy from food. Where do plants get their energy?
sunlight
400
Cells are known as the _______ _________ of life.
building blocks
400
Which scientist studied animal cells and compared them to plant cells?
Schwann
400
During our earthworm lab, we had to observe the worms __________ to the stimulus.
response or reaction
500
List ALL 6 characterisitics of living things...
-Made of cells
-Made of similar chemicals
-Uses energy
-Responds to surroundings
-Grows and develops
-Can reproduce