What is Life?

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100

Any living thing

What is an organism?

200

Which number is the most abundant chemical in cells? 1. proteins 2. carbohydrates 3. water 4. nucleic acids 5. lipids

3. water

300

What is the development?

The process of change that occurs during an organism's life to produce a more complex organism- GET MORE COMPLEX

400

The factor that a scientist changes in a controlled experiment is the _________________________________

Manipulated variable

Q+A

100

1. A cellular organization 2. Contain similar chemicals (all cells) 3. Use energy and need to take in 4. Respond to their surroundings- Stimuli 5. Grow and develop ( get more complex) 6. Reproduce (sexually or asexually)

List six characteristics that all living things share.

200

Lipids and ________________ are the building materials of cells.

Proteins

300

reproduce

All organisms can _______________, or produce offspring that are similar to the parents.

400

Is the following sentence true or false? Louis Pasteur used a controlled experiment to show that bactearia arise from spontaneous generation.

True

Q+A

100

What is the basic building blocks of all organisms?

Cells

200

Is the following sentence true or false? The cells of organisms use energy for growth and repair.

True

300

Is the following sentence true or false? Flies can arise from rotting meat.

False

400

Is the following sentence true or false? Living things use food as their energy source to carry out their life functions.

True

Q+A

100

Is the following sentence true or false? Most cells can be seen only with a microscope, a tool that magnifies small objects.

True

200

Which number is a change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react. 1. growth 2. response 3. stimulus 4. development

4. development

300

The idea that living things can come from nonliving sources is called _____________________________.

Spontaneous generation

400

Organisms that make their own food are called _______________.

autotrophs

Q+A

100

Is the following sentence true or false? An organism made of many cells is a unicellular organism.

False- multicellular

200

Give one example of a stimulus and one example of a response. Stimulus- ___________ Response-____________________________________ ____________________

Stimulus: light Response: blinking

300

What did Francesco Redi show in his experiment?

Flies do not arise from decaying meat

400

Is the following sentence true or false? Living things can live without water for long periods of time.

False