Characteristics of Life
The smallest unit of life
What is a cell?
The ability to maintain a stable internal environment
What is homeostasis?
The tree gets energy from this
What is the Sun?
Things that have all the characteristics of life
What are organisms?
Living things use this to carry out all life processes
What is energy?
You are hungry and look for food you are responding to
What is internal stimuli?
Living things made up of only one cell
Having specialized structures with specialized functions
What is organization?
Light and temperature are examples of this
What are external stimuli?
Living things that are made up of two or more cells
What are multicellular organisms?
Process of becoming larger by adding cells and/or by increasing cell size
What is growth?
Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy
What is Ms Frizzle's famous phrase?
Living things making new living things like themselves
What is reproduction?
Adjusting to changes in internal and external environments
What is response to stimuli?
Organization, growth and development, reproduction, response to stimuli, homeostasis, use of energy
What are the characteristics of life?