Vocabulary
Deoxyribonucleic acid is the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism
DNA
What is a characteristic of a living thing that causes change?
Energy
Group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature.
Species
the smallest, basic unit of life that is responsible for all of life's processes.
Cell
the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
Photosynthesis
In order to survive living things must do what?
Adapt/Adjust
Is reproduction essential for the survival of an individual species?
NO
Characteristics of Non-Living Things
They are lifeless and do not have cells.
Artificial things don't have protoplasm; thus, no life.
They do not possess any metabolic activities.
These things cannot die.
There are no processes of reproduction, nutrition, or excretion in them.
They don't move.
They do not breathe
consisting of a single cell
Unicellular
Anything in the environment that causes an organism to react is called a?
Stimulus
An organism must possess all of the following characteristics to be considered a living thing:
Have an orderly structure
Produce offspring
Grow and develop
Adjust to changes in the environment
an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
Heterotroph
A reaction to a stimulus.
Response
any process that living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival.
Homeostasis
is the second highest taxonomic rank, just below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla.
Kingdom
The gradual change in a species through adaptations over time is called:
Evolution
an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
Autotroph