Characteristics of Living Things

Characteristics of Living Things

100

WHAT IS THE ANAGRAM TO HELP REMEBER THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS

What is CARGOES?

200

Which is NOT a multicellular organism,

1. grass       2. amoeba      3. mosquito     4. worm     

amoeba

300

How do multicellular organisms grow?

Increase in # of cells

400

What is the difference between growth and development?

Growth= increase in size

Development= increase in complexity

500

True or False: Nonliving things can have some characteristics of life

True

Living Things

100

Any living thing.

What is an ORGANISM?

200

The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

What is a CELL?

300

The source of energy for most living things.

What is SUNLIGHT?

400

A reaction to a change.

What is a RESPONSE?

500

The compound found the most in living things

WATER

Needs of Organisms

100

Organisms that make their own food.

What is an AUTOTROPH?

200

The smallest unit of life is the ...

Cell

300

The process of keeping conditions inside a body constant.

What is HOMEOSTASIS?

400

Chemical substances that are needed for growth and energy.

What are NUTRIENTS?

500

The process by which a cell releases energy from food molecules.

Respiration

Life Processes

100

The process of taking in food.

What is INGESTION?

200

The process of breaking down food so that it can be used by living things.

What is DIGESTION?

300

The process of moving nutrients in a living thing.

What is TRANSPORT?

400

The process of getting rid of wastes?

What is EXCRETION?

500

THe set of all chemical reactions that occur inside out body is refered to as....

Metabolism

Mixed Bag

100

What is the anagram for all the life processes

MRS. GREAT RN

200

Name the Needs of Living things

Food water, Space, Oxygen, proper temperature

300

Which life process can we survivie without?

Reproduction

400

Maintaining a constant internal environment is called...

Homeostasis

500

List the 10 life processes 

Metabolism, Respiration, synthesis, growth, regulation, excretion, assimilation, 

transport, reproduction, nutrition