Characteristics of life

Question 1

What is the study of life?

Answer 1

Biology

Question 2

What is the term used to help you remember all of the characteristics of life?

Answer 2

Dr. Rcog

Question 3

How many characteristics of life are there?

Answer 3

There are 6 characteristics of life

Question 4

What are the 6 characteristics of life?

Answer 4

DNA, Reproduction, Responding to enviroment, Cells (Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic), Obtains energy, Grows and develops

Question 5

What does DNA do?

Answer 5

It determines the traits of all living organisms

Question 6

What are the two main cell categories?

Answer 6

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic

Question 7

Where is DNA stored?

Answer 7

DNA is stored in cells

Question 8

Where is DNA inherited from?

Answer 8

DNA is inherited from an organism’s parent(s).

Question 9

What does “prokaryotic” mean?

Answer 9

Prokaryotic means before the nucleus and it also a single celled organism

Question 10

Prokaryotic cells dont have a nucleus where does there DNA located?

Answer 10

DNA floats in the cytoplasm of this type of cell.

Question 11

Where is the DNA housed in the Eukaryotic cell?

Answer 11

DNA is housed in the nucleus of this type of cell.

Question 12

What are examples of organisms that are made up of
prokaryotic cells?

Answer 12

Bacteria are examples of the prokaryotic cell type. An example is E.coil.

Question 13

What are 2 types of cells are both eukaryotic cells?

Answer 13

Plant and animal cells

Question 14

Prokaryotic cells are the most complex cells. True or False?

Answer 14

False becuase Eukaryotic cells are the biggest.

Question 15

Eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic cells. True or False?

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Which category of cells makes up unicellular organisms
((Prokaryote, Eukaryote, or both)?

Answer 16

Both

Question 17

What is the process by which organisms give rise to offspring?

Answer 17

Reproduction

Question 18

What are the two categories of reproducers?

Answer 18

Asexual and Sexual

Question 19

Which type of reproducer is made up of only one parent?

Answer 19

Asexual

Question 20

Offspring from which type of reproducer develops from the combination of receiving 50% chromosomes from a female parent and 50% chromosomes from a male parent?

Answer 20

Sexual

Question 21

Which type of reproduction requires 2 parents from each gender (1 male, 1 female) to create offspring?

Answer 21

Sexual

Question 22

How does offspring develop from asexual reproductions?

Answer 22

Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent because the offspring are all clones of the original parent

Question 23

What are cells?

Answer 23

The building blocks of all living things.

Question 24

What are the 3 rules of Cell Theory?

Answer 24

all living things are composed of one or more cells; the cell is the basic unit of life; and new cells arise from existing cells.

Question 25

What does autotrophic mean?

Answer 25

an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.

Question 26

What is a heterotroph?

Answer 26

Any organism that consumes other
organisms for food in order to create
energy for the body.

Question 27

What organisms are autotrophic?

Answer 27

Plant cells are autotrophic.