Intro To Living Things book 2 chp 1

Question 1

Organisms

Answer 1

Living things

Question 2

Cell

Answer 2

The basic unit of structure and function in an organism

Question 3

Unicellular

Answer 3

Single celled organisms

Question 4

Multicellular

Answer 4

Made of many cells

Question 5

Metabolism

Answer 5

The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up and breaks down

Question 6

Stimulus

Answer 6

A change in an organism’s surroundings that causes the organism to react

Question 7

Response

Answer 7

An action or change in behavior

Question 8

Development

Answer 8

The process of change that occurs during an organism’s life, producing a more complex organism

Question 9

Asexual

Answer 9

Only involves one parent and offspring looks exactly like parent

Question 10

Reproduction

Answer 10

The creation of new life

Question 11

Sexual reproduction

Answer 11

Involves two parents, combines their genetic materials and creates a new organism that differs from both parents

Question 12

Spontaneous generation

Answer 12

The mistaken idea that living things can arise from non living sources

Question 13

Controllers experiment

Answer 13

A scientist carries out a series of tests that are identical in every respect except for one factor

Question 14

Autotrophs

Answer 14

Use the food they make to carry out the functions of life

Question 15

Heterotrophs

Answer 15

Organisms that cannot make their own food

Question 16

Homeostasis

Answer 16

The maintenance of stable internal conditions