Which characteristic?
This characteristic of life helps organisms make new organisms.
Reproduction
Rock
Non-living
The taking in of food from the environment
Ingestion
Organism
Spontaneous Generation is the theory that __________ things come from ___________ things.
When a tadpole becomes a frog, it is showing this characteristic of life.
Growth and Development
Tree
Living
The process that changes food into a form that can be used by the cells
Digestion
All living things are made of...
CELLS
Francesco Redi did an experiment that proved __________ do not come from decaying meat.
Maggots
This characteristic involves the circulation and absorption of nutrients
Transport
Roadkill
Dead
The ability to move from place to place
Locomotion
All cells from from other
Cells
In Redi's experiment where did maggots come from?
Flies laying eggs
This characteristic of life is seen when an organism has an involuntary reflex.
response to stimuli
A seed that grows into a tomato plant
Living
Maintaining a balanced internal environment
Homeostasis
Humans maintaining a body temperature of 98.6 degrees F. This is an example of...
Homeostasis
In Redi's experiment why were the flies attracted to the jar covered with netted cloth?
The flies could smell the rotting meat
This characteristic is how organisms release energy from food for their cells to use
Respiration
An egg that you have in your fridge.
Nonliving
The process of producing complex substances from simple substances
Synthesis
What is the term for the removal of liquid waste? What is the term for the removal of solid waste?
Excretion; Egestion
If maggots did form from decaying meat what would Redi have observed?
Maggots in all the jars (not just the one that is open)