I'm Alive
Building Blocks
Characteristics of Living Things
Definitions
Microorganisms
100

Living things remain stable inside regardless of the conditions outside. This is called ______________.

What is homeostasis

100

The basic unit of life.

What is a cell.

100

Living things use ____________ to do work.

What is energy

100

A group of organisms that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms, which play a vital role in decomposition.

What is fungi

100

Tiny organisms that can only be seen with a microscope.

What are microorganisms (microbes)

200

Reproduction needing only one parent

asexual reproduction

200

An organism made up of only one cell.

What is a unicellular organism

200

Multicellular organisms grow by _______________.

What is adding new cells

200

The chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy

What is metabolism

200

A tiny nonliving particle that enters and reproduces inside a living cell.

What is a virus

300

I make my own food

Autotrophs

300

Cells divide to ____________. 

What is multiply

300

Something that produces a response in a living thing.

What is stimuli

300

A function carried out by green plants but not by animals, where they are able to make their own food.

What is photosynthesis

300

All living things get bigger as time goes by. This is called ________.

What is growth

400

This type of living thing gets its energy from sunlight.

What are plants 

400

Bacteria are ____________ organisms.

What is unicellular

400

In order to survive, living things must change as their environment changes. This is called _____________. 

What is adaptation

400

I eat other organisms to get energy.

Heterotrophs

400

Injury to a unicellular organism can cause ________.

What is death

500

The genetic code found in all living organisms.

What is DNA

500

Multicellular cells are ______________.

What is specialized

500

All living things must have a way to get rid of ________.

What is waste

500

The wrong idea that living things come from nonliving things.

What is spontaneous generation

500

What is an example of a unicellular organism?

What is bacteria

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