Characteristics of Living Things
All living things need this to survive
Composed of one or more cells
What are living organisms?
What is a cell?
The way something is made
What is an organism's structure?
The job something performs
What is an organism's function?
Living things get bigger and more complex
What is growth and development?
Life's basic unit
What is the cell?
What is an organ? Made of several kinds of tissues
A cell that looks rectangular in structure, has two boundaries, and a large water storage
What is a plant cell?
This organelle provides support, structure, and protection for the cell.
What is the cell wall?
Living things have cellular organization
What is organized by cells?
First person to observe and use the term cell
Who is Robert Hooke?
An example is protein
What is a macromolecule?
Organelle found in both eukaryotic cells, but it is much larger in one and there are many small in the other
What is a vacuole?
This organelle contains a fluid like gel and holds all of the cell’s organelles
What is the cytoplasm?
All living things react to their environment
What is response to stimuli?
True or false: All living things are made up of many cells.
What is false?
An example is an oak tree
What is an organism?
Where bacterial cell's DNA is found
What is the cytoplasm?
A body system that performs a similar function to an organelle
Scientists use this to classify if something is living or non-living
What are the characteristics of living things? Response to stimuli, adaptability, reproduction, energy use, homeostasis, organized by cells, and growth
Where cells come from
What is an organ?
All cells have this feature
What is genetic material?
A cell with few energy needs would have a small amount of this structure
What is a mitochondria?