Living and Nonliving
True or False:
Living things adapt and respond to the environment.
True
True or False:
Fungi are heterotrophs.
True, because they feed on other organisms.
What do you call the covering which surrounds the cell? The cell exchanges nutrients, energy, and information in and out of it.
Cell membrane
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What do you call those species whose male reproductive organs and the female reproductive organs are found in SEPARATE organisms?
Dioecious
What is the basic building blocks of all living things?
Cells
Something that does not grow or develop, does not contain cells, and can't reproduce is:
Nonliving
Making an exact copy or similar traits of itself is called:
Reproduction
What type of organisms reproduce quickly and also have a very short life span?
unicellular
I only eat fuet and jamon therefore I am a...
Carnivore
Give 2 examples of unicellular organisms and 2 examples of multicellular organisms.
Unicellular-
Yeast, Bacteria, Protozoans
Multicellular-
Mushrooms, plants, trees, insects, animals, people
What are the three life processes all living things perform?
1. Nutrition
2. Sensitivity
3. Reproduction
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Give the two types of NUTRITION
1. Autotrophic
2. Heterotrophic
If you damage a cell in a multicellular organism, what will happen?
There are many cells specialized for every job, so damaging one cell will not really affect it.
These do not have sense organs or a nervous system, but they react to changes in their environment by moving in response to light, gravity, or the presence of chemical substance.
Plants and unicellular organisms
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What do you call an organism with many specialized cells:
Multicellular
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Maintaining a stable internal condition or environment in order to survive: (example: people maintain the same body temperature even when it is really hot or cold outside)
Homeostasis
What do you call those living things that feed on living organisms?
Parasites
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If you injure or damage a unicellular organism, what will happen?
It will not be able to survive, it will die
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TRUE OR FALSE:
Monoecious species have both male and female reproductive organs TOGETHER.
FALSE, they are not located together. Instead they are separated from each other.
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This controls the functions of the cell and passes on HEREDITARY information. It consists of 3 letters only.
DNA
Give 2 characteristics of living things:
- Cells with DNA
-Turn nutrients into energy
-Homeostasis
-Grow and develop
-Reproduction
-Ability to adapt
-Respond to stimulus
-Respiration
-Move
Give 1 example of living things responding to stimulus:
1. Sunflowers always face the sun
2. People startle at loud noises
3. Leaves changing colors in the Fall
4. Animals with sense organs to receive stimuli and effectors organs to respond to them
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Why do multicellular organisms have a longer lifespan than unicellular organisms?
They are made up of large number of cells organized into tissues, organs, and systems with specific life processes.
Which life process would you associate with these actions?
1. produces a cute baby
2. drinks water
3. runs away from a predator
1. Reproduction
2. Nutrition
3. Sensitivity
What must unicellular organisms do in order to survive?
They must perform all of the life processes to stay alive within that one cell.