7 Characteristics
The process by which living things produce new organisms like themselves.
What is reproduction
A change in the environment that causes a reaction
What is STIMULUS?
The human body must maintain a normal one to be healthy It is an indicator of sickness when it is too high
What is TEMPERATURE?
Made of many cells
What is multicellular?
The top four elements in living things
What is CHON?
Organisms need just the right amount of everything - not too much nor too little
homeostasis
The cell's energy currency?
What is ATP?
The process of breaking down food so that it can be used by living things. Amylase helps with this...
What is DIGESTION?
For immediate energy & make up structure in plants
What is carbohydrates?
Plants get _____ from the sun. Animals get __________ from food.
Energy - all living things use energy.
Organisms need a place to live
What is shelter?
Do NOT dissolve in water; for long term energy storage; comprise part of the cell membrane
What is lipids?
When living things become larger and more complex
What is GROW & DEVELOP?
Sunlight and food provide this to all organisms
What are ENERGY?
The cell membrane is made of_________?
What is phospholipids?
ATP, RNA, DNA
What are nucleic acids?
The basic units that make up living things. The smallest unit of life with a cell membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes...
What is a CELL?
An organism made up of one cell
What is unicellular
Organisms take this in when they breathe
What is OXYGEN?
Catalyze chemical reactions, manifest in an organisms traits, contain nitrogen.
Examples: dopamine, melanin
What is proteins?