Characteristic of Life
Water Property
Vocabulary
Characteristic of Life 2
Water Property 2
100

All living things are made of cells 

Organization (order)

100

When water sticks to something other than water

Adhesion

100

What does cohesion mean?

Water attracts more water, creating droplets. 

100

Flowers producing seeds that grow into new flowers

Reproduction 

100

Which atom in water has a negative charge?

Oxygen

200

Living things have genetic material

DNA

200
Property of water that allows water to pull more water along a surface.

Capillary action 

200

What does homeostasis mean?

Staying the same - our body regulating body temperature and blood sugar are examples 

200
A pig enjoying a trough full of slop. 

Energy 

200

Oil not dissolving in water is an example of what?

Hydrophobic substance 

300

Living things produce offspring

Reproduction 

300

Property of water that allows a spider to walk on water.

Surface tension

300

Hydrophobic

Substances that do not dissolve in water - water hating substances

300
Seals having a layer of blubber under their skin to help maintain body temperature in the winter. 

Regulation 

300

Water moving up a straw or water being pulled up a root by a plant are examples of what property?

Capillary action 

400
Cells get larger or divide to make more cells

Growth

400

Property of water that allows substances to dissolve in water.

Universal solvent 

400

Multicellular

Having more than one cell 

400

Over the course of a year, a baby becomes a toddler. 

Growth 

400

Water has both positive and negative charges indicating that water is what?

Polar molecule 

500
Living things create a stable environment

Regulation 

500

Unequal sharing of electrons

Polarity 

500

Evolution

Living things changing over long periods of time to better adapt/survive 
500

When a doctor hits a patient's knee to test for reflexes. 

Response 

500

What type of bonds hold water molecules together?

Hydrogen bonds