M and R
This is needed by organisms for sleeping, thinking, eating, and moving.
energy
This is described as making more or bigger cells
growth
When a species changes to be better at a task over time, it is showing this characteristic of life.
What is adaptation or evolution?
All organisms are made of 1 or more _______.
What is Cells?
Life’s basic units of structure and function
Cells?
This is the process by which one or more organisms make new organisms.
reproduction?
When a tadpole becomes a frog, it is showing this characteristic of life.
Growth/Development?
Individuals cannot, but entire species can.
What is evolve?
If an organism is made of many cells, it is this.
What is multicellular?
Organisms that have to eat other organisms to gain energy.
This is how unicellular organisms reproduce.
What is asexual reproduction?
(Splitting and making a copy of themselves.)
Process of building up complex substances from simpler substances
Anabolism
This is something that causes an organism to respond
a stimulus?
What is another name for Homeostasis?
Balance / Maintain Internal Condition
Humans maintaining a body temperature of 98.6 degrees F.
What is homeostasis.
This describes all of the chemical reactions that occur within a living thing.
What is metabolism?
When a unicellular organism grows, rather than increasing the number of cells, the organism simply does this
What is its cell increases in size?
This characteristic of life is seen when an organism has an involuntary reflex.
What is response to stimuli?
Your body regulates its temperature by doing this.
What is shivering, sweating, or changing blood flow?
This characteristic of life helps organisms make new organisms.
reproduction?
This mode of reproduction involves the fusion or mixing of cells from 2 parents organisms.
What is sexual reproduction?
The tree your neighbor planted two years ago is now taller than their house. This is most closely an example of....
Growth and Development
A process enabling organisms to become better suited to their environment
Adaptation?
When Homeostasis is not maintained, this can happen to the organism.
What is gets sick or dies?
This characteristic of life is demonstrated when your brain reports that you are hungry when your blood-sugar gets low.
What is a Homeostasis?
Name given to organisms who make their own food.
producers
At birth, you were less than 15 pounds and smaller than 30 inches. However, as you become older, your height exceeds 30 inches and your weight exceeds 15 pounds. What is this an example of?
Growth and Development
Birds fly and migrate, Venus flytraps close on flies, and baby calves look to find their mothers. These are all true because...
Living things respond to stimuli/their environment.
The organism is made up of many cells that have specialized functions.
Multicellular?
What are the three particles that make up atoms?
protons, neutrons, and electrons