Living or Non-living
A cat. How many characteristics does it have?
Living:All 7. Cells, Homeostasis, Adapt/Evolve, Response to Stimuli, Reproduce/Heredity, Metabolism, Growth
A dog hears an unfamiliar noise and barks.
respond to stimuli
All living things are made of _______.
cells
Definition: The variable that is changed during the experiment
What is the independent variable
reproduction, movement, growth
movement is not a characteristic of life
A virus
Non- Living: Viruses cannot reproduce without a host among other things
_______ is the characteristic of life that describes an organism getting larger.
Growing
Living things must be able to _______, or make more of their kind.
reproduce
The first step in the scientific method
What is observation
Metabolism, walking, growing
walking
A wooden desk (for extra bragging rights...which characteristics does it have)
Not living-Living: Cells
An advantageous trait an animal develops to help it survive in its habitat.
adaptation
All living things must _______ and develop.
grow
What is the dependent variable
resting, reproducing, responding
resting is not a characteristic of life
You find an unknown sample: the sample can reproduce, grow, and metabolize substances. It does not respond to changes in its environment, and it does not seem to be made of cells
Non-living: It does not have all 7 characteristics of life
The ability of a living organism to maintain relatively constant internal conditions is called _______.
homeostasis
Living things use energy. Which characteristic does this fall under?
metabolism
Usually written as an If...Then statement; it is a possible explanation to the investigative question.
What is hypothesis
need oxygen, need energy, respond to stimuli
all living things do not need oxygen
Road kill is classified as _______.
Non-living
All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism as it obtains food and breaks it down into simpler substances to release energy, are collectively known as...
Metabolism
When a species changes over time and generations
The ______ group is the group that is not introduced to the independent variable or treatment of testing during the experiment.
What is the control group
cells, adaption, death
All are characteristics of life!!