7 Characteristics of Living Things
This characteristics explains that their is permanent increase in size
Growth
Viruses are considered this because they cannot reproduce on their own
Non Living
A species is a group of organisms that can do this successfully.
Reproduce
A hybrid is created when two different__________ mate.
Species
A dichotomous key helps you do this.
Identify an organism
Plants grow toward sunlight because of this characteristic.
Sensitivity
This is required for a virus to reproduce
Host cell
Members of the same species usually have this in common
Characteristics or DNA
A mule is a hybrid between these two animals.
Horse and Donkey
The word ' dichotomous' means this.
Divide into two parts
All living things need energy, what characteristic do organisms get energy?
Nutrition
The part of the virus contains their genetical material
Pegs/Core
What is a species?
Members that can produce fertile off spring
Most hybrids cannot do this, which helps define why parents are different species.
Reproduce
Each step in a dichotomous key offers you this many choices.
Two Choices
What do we use to understand the 7 characteristics of living things?
MRS GREN
Vaccines work by helping your body do this.
Build immunity/fight viruses
When two species cannot mate and produce fertile off spring, we call them...
Hybrids
A liger is a hybrid formed from these two parents.
Lion and tiger
Good dichotomous key choices must describe traits that are this.
Observable
The characteristic explains why cats have kittens and birds lay eggs
Reproduction
How does the virus get our body sick?
The pegs attach to our host cells and white blood cells try to fight them off.
Give an example of a species
LION
The reason hybrids are often infertile is usually because of this genetic issue.
Mismatched Chromosomes
Messing up on one step in a dichotomous key usually leads to this problem.
Identifying an organism incorrectly