Characteristics of life Flashcards
All cells have the same basic sturcture
characteristic of life
cellular organization
2 types of cell orientations for organisms
under first characteristic
- unicellular
- multicellular
basic structure of cells
under first characteristic
- membrane
- internal fluid
- nucleus
what hereditary genes are called
under first characteristic
DNA
DNA expansion
under first characteristic
deoxyribonucleic acid
contains hereditary genes
under first characteristic
nucleus
controls materials that move in and out of a cell
under first characteristic
membrane
sum of all chemical processes that maintain the living state of an organism
characteristic of life
metabolism
special energy-carrying molecules
under second characteristic
adenosine triphosphate
how plants breathe
under second characteristic
photosynthesis
how animals breathe
unnder second characteristic
cellular respiration
ability of living things to maintain stable internal conditions
characteristic of life
homeostasis
maintained internal temp of humans
under third characteristic
36.5*
true or false
humans can maintain their internal temperature regardless of external temperature
under third characteristic
true
true or false
all living things reproduce
under fourth characteristic of life
true
how living things pass genetic information from parent to offspring
characteristic of life
reproduction
2 types of reproduction
under fourth characteristic
- sexual
- asexual
transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring
characteristic of life
heredity
true or false
not all organisms possess a genetic system based on the replication and duplication of deoxyribonucleic acid.
under fifth characteristic
false
alll organisms possess it
characteristics of life science
- cellular organization
- metabolism
- homeostasis
- reproduction
- heredity
