Characteristics of Living Things and Needs of Living Things
Vocabulary
Cellular Organization and Chemicals of Life
Growth & Development and Reproduction
Energy Use and Spontaneous Generation
100

All organisms are made of ___________. 

cells
100
What is an organism?

Anything that is alive.

100

A multicellular organism is different from a unicellular organism in a few ways. Give two ways that they are different. 

A unicellular organism is made of only one cell and is VERY simple and small. A multicellular organism is bigger and much more complex due to the need for differentiated cells to do different jobs in the body. 

100

The type of reproduction that requires only one parent (set of genetic material (DNA).

Asexual 

100

Some people used to believe that flies came from_____________. 

Raw meat

200

All living things need _________, __________ and __________.

water, food and space

200

A cell is...

The most basic unit of structure and function in all living things. 

200

What is the chemical that is contained in all organism's cells that is needed to give the cell energy?

Carbohydrates

200

To grow means...

get larger in size

200

Autotrophs are also known as_____________.

producers

300

All living organisms contain the same ___________, and use ____________. 

chemicals and energy

300

A stimulus is...

Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way.

300

What are the two chemicals found in all cells that are important for building and rebuilding cells in the organism? 

Protein and Lipids

300
To develop means...

to move through phases and stages of the life cycle as the organism matures.

300

Heterotrophs are also known as_______________.

consumers

400

All organisms ___________ to their surroundings.

respond

400

A response is...

An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus. 

400

Which chemical gives every cell it's instructions for living and carrying out tasks required for the cell to function? 

Nucleic Acid (DNA)

400

All multicellular organisms use energy to make new cells to grow larger or _______________ cells that have died. 

replace

400

What type of organism makes up 99.9% of all producers on the planet?

Plants

500

All organisms grow, __________, and ___________.

develop and reproduce

500

Spontaneous Generation is...

The mistaken idea that living things can arise from non-living things. 

500

Which is the most important chemical found in cells? 

Water

500

The five ways we take in stimuli from the world around us is...

Our sense of tase, sight, touch, smell and hearing. 

500

Spontaneous generation was first disproven by_____________. 

Francesco Reddi