Organization
The smallest unit of life is the ___.
What is the cell
This type of organism makes its own food, like plants.
What is an autotroph
Growth is an increase in the____.
What is the number of cells
This type of reproduction requires only one parent.
What is asexual reproduction
A stomach growling is an example of a ___.
What is a stimulus
These types of cells have a nucleus.
What is a eukaryote
This is the process plants use to convert sunlight into energy.
What is photosynthesis
What term refers to all the changes an organism undergoes during its lifetime?
What is development
A sperm and an egg fuse to form this.
What is a zygote
The reaction to a stimulus is called this.
What is a response
Cells group together to form these structures, which then make up organs.
What are tissues
These organisms must consume other organisms for energy.
What are heterotrophs
Germination refers to this process in plants.
What is seed growth
Budding is an example of this type of reproduction.
What is asexual reproduction
A dog barking at a doorbell is what process
What is responding to a stimulus
This molecule contains genetic information in all cells.
What is DNA
The chemical processes through which organisms build up or break down materials is called ___.
What is metabolism
The production of new structures in a living organism
What is growth
Sexual reproduction is not essential for an individual organism’s survival but essential for this.
What is the continuation of a species
What is the term for an organism’s ability to maintain internal balance?
What is homeostasis
These organisms lack a nucleus and include bacteria.
What are prokaryotes
A cow eating grass is an example of a heterotroph, but what term describes the cow’s ability to convert the grass into usable energy?
What is digestion
A height increase in a human would be this
What is growth
In this type of asexual reproduction, a single organism makes an exact copy of itself.
What is binary fission
Sweating to cool down your body during exercise is an example of this life characteristic.
What is homeostasis