6 Characteristics of living things

Question 1

Every organism is made up of one or more cells. One-celled organisms are called…

Answer 1

Unicellular

Question 2

Examples of Unicellular organisms are…

Answer 2

Bacteria, yeast, amoeba

Question 3

Organisms with more than 1 cell are called…

Answer 3

Multicellular

Question 4

Examples of multicellular organisms are…

Answer 4

Humans, mushrooms, plants

Question 5

Whats a cell…?

Answer 5

A membrane-covered structure that separates an organism from its environment

Question 6

Cells have everything necessary for….?

Answer 6

Life

Question 7

Cells are generally too…….to be seen by the human eye.

Answer 7

Small

Question 8

Living things respond to what?

Answer 8

Stimuli

Question 9

What is a stimulus?

Answer 9

A stimulus is a change in an organisms’ environment that affects the activity of the organism

Question 10

All organisms sense stimuli in their environment and….?

Answer 10

Response

Question 11

Examples of stimuli are…..

Answer 11

Light, odors, sounds, weather
(The bell is a stimuli and leaving the building is a response)

Question 12

Organisms also respond to changes in their internal Environment. Maintaining a stable internal environment is called…….?. It is necessary because most chemical reactions require balanced environments.

Answer 12

Homeostasis

Question 13

Example of homeostasis is that…

Answer 13

Your body maintains a temperature of about 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit). When you’re hot you sweat; when you’re cold you shiver; this is your body trying to return things to normal.

Question 14

Living things Repro……?

Answer 14

Reproduce

Question 15

There are 2 types of reproduction….?

Answer 15

Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

Question 16

Asexual reproduction means….?

Answer 16

One parent; offspring are identical to the parent.

Question 17

Sexual reproduction means…..?

Answer 17

Two parents; offspring have characteristics of both parents.

Question 18

Living things have what…….?

Answer 18

DNA

Question 19

DNA stands for…..?

Answer 19

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 20

DNA encodes………that are the blueprint for life

Answer 20

Genes

Question 21

Living things use…..?

Answer 21

Energy

Question 22

Energy is required to carry out all day-to-day activities

What are some examples of activities that require energy?

Answer 22

Walking, thinking, digesting food, running, talking, exercising

Question 23

Living things grow and……?

All organisms grow during periods of their lives.
They……..or change in form as they grow.

Answer 23

Develop

Question 24

Examples of things that Grow and develop….

Answer 24

Frog egg/tadpole/frog
Baby/Teen/Adult

Question 25

What characteristics of living things does a river have? Is a river alive?

Answer 25

A river is not alive because it only applies to one of the characteristics to living things which is reacting to stimuli

Question 26

What does the fur coat of a bear have to do with homeostasis?

Answer 26

The bears fur has to do with homeostasis because it causes the bear not to be cold due to the cold weather

Question 27

What are some stimuli in your environment and how do you respond?

Answer 27

Turning on the lights might make me squint. Or if i feel something hot I will pull away

Question 28

Why are most cells 70 percent water?

Answer 28

Used in all the chemical reactions in the cell. If the water is not replaced, cells will shrink and eventually die

Question 29

Could life as we know it exist on Earth if oxygen was the only gas in our air? Why or
why not?

Answer 29

I think not because oxygen is needed by most animals and plants. Plus if it was the only gas in our air tree would not produce oxygen because there would be not carbon dioxide that the leaves would pull in

Question 30

How can a cave meet the needs of an organism?

Answer 30

It’s a place to live, it has air, can have water and is a good place to lure prey in and get food and to shelter