BIOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS OF ALL LIVING THINGS Flashcards
All living things are made up of cells; A cell is the smallest living unit that can carry out lives processes
Cells
The information necessary for an organism to grow, live, reproduce is stored in __________
DNA
Maintain a stable internal environment even though conditions outside change
Homeostasis
Traits that are inherited usually do not change, but, over many generations groups of organisms change over time
Evolve
Organisms have particular patterns of ____ and ____ (birth infancy, childhood, adult, senior, death)
Grow and develop
All organisms produce new organisms through sexual ____ or asexual ____
Reproduce
Organisms take in minerals and reproduce
Organisms metabolize; builds up or breaks down minerals
Obtain and use energy
All organisms detect stimulus (a signal) in their environment and responds to it)
Respond