Life Characteristics
All life forms contain
What is DNA?
Organelle in the cell that holds most of the DNA
What is the nucleus?
Process by which plants make food
What is photosynthesis?
smallest chemical unit of matter
What is an atom?
Name one or more types of cells
What are animal, plant, and bacteria?
All life forms _________
What is reproduce?
What is thymine?
During photosynthesis, plants produce __________ and oxygen.
What is glucose?
2 or more atoms linked together to make a substance with unique properties
What is a molecule?
outer covering of an animal cell
What is a cell membrane?
All life forms can _______ and respond to changes
What is sense?
Pairs with cytosine
What is guanine?
Plants store glucose as ____________
What is starch?
process an organism uses to convert energy into sustainance
What is metabolism?
jelly-like substance filling a cell
What is cytoplasm?
All life forms have a method to extract ______
What is energy?
What does DNA stand for?
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
Plants use sunlight, water, and ______ to make food
What is carbon dioxide?
Structures that allow living things to sense the conditions of their environment
What are receptors?
offspring born able to hear, see, move, and survive without a parent's help
What is precocial?
smallest unit of life in creation
What is a cell?
Shape of DNA
What is double helix?
Photosynthesis produces ________ & oxygen
What is glucose?
process by which maggots change into flies, caterpillars turn into butterflies, and tadpoles become frogs
What is metamorphosis?
offspring born unable to care for themselves
What is altricial?