I'm Alive
Living things remain stable inside regardless of the conditions outside. This is called ______________.
What is homeostasis
The basic unit of life.
What is a cell.
Living things use ____________ to do work.
What is energy
A group of organisms that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms, which play a vital role in decomposition.
What is fungi
Tiny organisms that can only be seen with a microscope.
What are microorganisms (microbes)
Reproduction needing only one parent
asexual reproduction
An organism made up of only one cell.
What is a unicellular organism
Multicellular organisms grow by _______________.
What is adding new cells
The chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy
What is metabolism
A tiny nonliving particle that enters and reproduces inside a living cell.
What is a virus
I make my own food
Autotrophs
Cells divide to ____________.
What is multiply
Something that produces a response in a living thing.
What is stimuli
A function carried out by green plants but not by animals, where they are able to make their own food.
What is photosynthesis
All living things get bigger as time goes by. This is called ________.
What is growth
This type of living thing gets its energy from sunlight.
What are plants
Bacteria are ____________ organisms.
What is unicellular
In order to survive, living things must change as their environment changes. This is called _____________.
What is adaptation
I eat other organisms to get energy.
Heterotrophs
Injury to a unicellular organism can cause ________.
What is death
The genetic code found in all living organisms.
What is DNA
Multicellular cells are ______________.
What is specialized
All living things must have a way to get rid of ________.
What is waste
The wrong idea that living things come from nonliving things.
What is spontaneous generation
What is an example of a unicellular organism?
What is bacteria