Characteristics of Life
Life Science Vocab
Living vs. Non-Living
Animal Classification
100

One Characteristic of life is that all living things are made up of ________

CELLS

100

A ____________ organism is an organism that is made of only 1 cell

UNICELLULAR

100

Out of all of the following, name what is ALIVE and NOT ALIVE :

Apple Tree, Boulder, Mosquito, Coral, Bacteria, Water, Sun, Fossil, Human, Dog

ALIVE : Human, Dog, Apple Tree, Mosquito, Coral, Bacteria

NOT ALIVE : Boulder, Water, Sun, Fossil

100

All organisms have both a __________ name and a ___________ name.

COMMON ; SCIENTIFIC

200

Another Characteristic of Life is that all living things must obtain __________ somehow in order to replenish the nutrients in their cells.

ENERGY

200

An _____________ is an organism that can produce it's own energy in the right conditions, like a plant!

AUTOTROPH

200

All living things must obtain ____________ somehow in order to survive

Possible answers : FOOD, WATER, ENERGY, OXYGEN

200

____________ is the scientific study of grouping and classifying organisms based on their __________ characteristics!

TAXONOMY ; SHARED

300

All living things go through a _____ _______ where they will grow, develop, possibly ________, and eventually ______.

LIFE CYCLE ; REPRODUCE ; DIE

300

The two types of reproduction are __________ and _________.  Describe the difference between the 2.

ASEXUAL ; SEXUAL

Asexual - 1 organism clones it's DNA into its offspring

Sexual - 2 organisms combine their DNA and it gets shared into their offspring

300

All living things strive to maintain _____________.  They may do this by building a shelter to protect themselves from exposure to the elements

HOMEOSTASIS

300
List the Correct Order of the Hierarchy of Classification!

KINGDOM, PHYLUM, CLASS, ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS, SPECIES

400

All living things strive to maintain internal balance, also known as ___________

HOMEOSTASIS

400

An Organism that must consume another organism in order to obtain energy is called a _____________

HETEROTROPH

400

TRUE or FALSE : In order for something to be considered DEAD, it must have previously been considered ALIVE.

TRUE....things that were never alive are considered NON-LIVING.
400

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Eubacteria, and Archae are the 6 _______________

KINGDOMS

500

Part of Homeostasis is responding to internal and external __________ such as temperature change, internal hydration and hormone levels, etc.

STIMULI

500
We are made of many cells so we are considered a ______________ organism.

MULTICELLULAR

500

First one to write their full First, Middle & Last name on their board and then clap 5 times gets these 5 points

DON'T CHEAT.

500

Why are Humans more closely related to giraffes than a cockroach?

Because giraffes are in the CHORDATA Phylum and have a backbone (vertebrates), they are also mammals...just like humans!

Cockroaches are insects and are INVERTEBRATES!  Very different from humans!