Characteristics of Life
List 1 characteristic that all living things do
Answers will vary
Bio-
Life
Control center of the cell
Nucleus
Monomer for nucleic acids
nucleotides
Most basic unit of life
Cell
_______ are what goes into a chemical reaction
Reactants
Water
Location of cellular respiration
Mitochondria
Contains the elements CHON only
Proteins
Process of turning sunlight into chemical energy (glucose)
Photosynthesis
All cells produce ______ (cellular energy)
ATP
Photo-
Light
Old, single celled organisms with no membrane-bound nucleus or organelles
Prokaryotes
Contains the elements CHO only (2)
Carbs and Lipids
Maintaining a stable internal environment
Homeostasis
Living things have the ability to respond to their environments. What term is used to describe what an organism responds to?
Stimulus
-stasis
to stay the same
Controls what enters and exists the cells and helps maintain homeostasis
Cell Membrane
Lipids
Process of turning mRNA into code of amino acids
Translation
Most abundant element
Carbon
-synthesis
To make
Found in plant cells but NOT animal cells (2)
Cell wall and Chloroplasts
Monomer for carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
All living things ______ (change over generations)
Evolution