Intro to living things Flashcards
A membrane-covered structures that contains all of the materials necessary for life smallest unit of life
Cell
A Change that effects the activity of an organism
Stimulus
Or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the genetic material that controls the structure and function of cell
DNA
The maintenance of a stable internal environment
Homeostasis
Two parents produce offspring that share the characteristics of both parents
Sexual reproduction
A single parent produces offspring that are identical to the parent
Asexual reproduction
Organisms are made of one cell
Unicellular
Organisms are made of more than one cell
Multicellular
Make their food
Producers
Eat other organisms to get food
Consumers
Break other organisms to get food
Decomposers