Chapter 2:Characteristics of Life Flashcards
Biology
study of life
Organisms
living things
Microbiology
small organisms
Botany
plants
Human anatomy/Physicalogy
structure and functions of the functions of the body
Biochemistry
chemical reactions
Cytology
cells
Continuity of Life
living things arise from other living things of the same type
Unicelluar
organisms with one cell
Multicelluar
organisms withe many cells
Hetrotrophic
organisms that must eat or consume food
Autotrophic
organism that make their own food (all their energy comes from the sun)
Metabolism
all of the chemical reactions on the body e.g.respiration
Sexual Reproduction
2 parents,sex cell,offspring not identical
Asexual reproduction
1 parents,no sex cell,offspring are all identical
What is organisation?
All living things are made of cells.(cell theory)
Cell=Tissue=Organ=System=Organism
Unicelluar/Multicelluar