Characteristics of Life
What does it mean when something is metabolizing?
Produces energy or eats to gain energy
What is a SINGLE celled organism called?
Unicellular
The heart is compared to what part of a house?
Similar to a room
What does is mean when something grows?
It gets bigger
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell
What is the name of a cell that has MULTIPLE parts?
multicellular
The circulatory system is compared to what part of a home?
The house
What is the big dot in the middle of a cell?
Different cells look different because they have different ______
Jobs/functions
Are Amoeba and Parmecium unicellular or multicellular?
Unicellular
Heart tissue is like what part of a home?
What does it mean when something reproduces
What do red blood cell carry to produce energy?
Glucose and oxygen
Does Bacteria reproduce or metabolize?
reproduce
A heart cell is similar to what part of a home?
A brick
"power plant"
What are the four characteristics of a living thing?
Growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, metabolism
Are skin/cheek cells unicellular or part of a multicellular organism?
part of a multicellular organism
What does plasma carry to produce energy?
Glucose, CO2, oxygen
The nucleus is known as the what?