Characteristics of Life
The condition of being alive is called
living/ alive
A clue that something is true is ...
Evidence
Why do scientists use microscopes?
A. Because it is cool.
B. They want to observe organisms more closely further than the eye can see.
C. They want to waste time.
D. Scientists never use microscopes
B. They want to observe organisms more closely further than the eye can see.
The condition of not being alive.
nonliving
An individual living thing, such as a plant, animal, fungus, bacterium, archaeon, or protist is a
organism
True or False: Living things cannot be seen in a microscope.
False: Living things can be seen in a microscope
Name a organism that shows the characteristics of life but does not move
Plants, fungus
The organism was alive at one time but is no longer is
dead/ not alive
A microscope that uses two or more lenses to magnify objects is a
Compound microscope
What is not a characteristic of life?
A. Growth
B. Reproduction
C. Movement
D. Adapting to an environment
C. Movement
A place where an organism makes its home is called..
Habitat/ environment
The circle of light you see when you look through a microscope is
Field of view
A tree losing its leaves in the fall in preparation for the winter is an example of...
Going dormant
When an organism does not show characteristics of life until placed in a suitable environment it is..
Dormant
When using a compound microscope the object viewed is _____ when viewed?
A. a different color
B. Breaks apart
C. Flipped
D. less visible
C. Flipped
A compound microscope flips the image upside-down