In the beginning...
The Study of Life
Biology
Order, Complexity and Design are three levels of this characteristic of life.
Organization
All forms of life must be capable of passing on genetic information to their offspring, which is recognized in this Characteristic of Life.
Reproduction and Heredity
As the basic unit of life, each cell must be able to do this process of passing on genetic information.
Reproduce
The process of becoming mature.
Development
The Fundamental Unit of Life.
The Cell
This Characteristic of Life is the ability to obtain and use energy for building molecules and carrying out important life processes.
Metabolism
The final Characteristic of Life is shown when an organism increases its number of cells, or the size of those cells.
Growth and Development
A mode of reproduction in which the offspring comes from ONLY ONE organism.
Asexual reproduction
When an organism increases its number of cells, the size of its cells, or both.
Growth
A cell WITHOUT organelles.
Prokaryotic Cell
This Characteristic of Life involves the organisms ability to maintain a constant internal environment.
Homeostasis
A dog is moved to a very warm environment, and it begins to sweat a lot. This reaction represents which Characteristic of Life.
Response to Stimulus
A mode of reproduction which combines genetic information from a male individual and a female individual to produce offspring.
Sexual Reproduction
The process by which a cell becomes specialized to perform a specific set of tasks.
Differentiation
A Cell WITH organelles.
Eukaryotic Cell
When an organism makes a change because of a short term external change is this Characteristic of Life.
Response to a Stimulus
A dog moves to a warmer environment, after several weeks it begins to shed hair, showing this Characteristic of Life.
Adaptation
Genetic information is transmitted through this molecule.
DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid)
After differentiation occurs, a cell that is part of the stomach will always be associated with these types of cells.
Stomach Cells
The scientific term for "living spaces."
Habitats
A long term change to external changes in the environment is this Characteristic of Life.
Adaptation
When a baby is born it is quite small, but it will eventually grow to the size of an adult, which shows this Characteristic of Life.
Growth and Development
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. It cannot produce offspring, but it shows this sixth characteristic of life through what cellular process.
Cells Growing
Reproduction of Dead Cells
The largest cell in the human body is roughly the length of this body part.
The Leg
(It goes from the lower back to the foot.)