Life Flashcards
What are the 7 properties of life?
Use energy Adapt Evolve Reproduce Call as basic unit Grow Homeostasis
Organisms can be unicellular or ___________
multicellular
_______ are the basic unites of heredity
genes
_________ drives the creation and extinction of species
evolution
What causes the diversity in biological life?
evolution
What is homeostasis?
Regulating internal environment to maintain a stable and vital condition
What is energy used for? What is a byproduct of using energy?
Performing life functions. Heat
Life can be categorized into 2 types of organisms: __________ and ________
prokaryotes, eukaryotes
What are the 2 domains within prokaryotes?
Bacteria and archaea
What are the 4 categories of eukarya organisms?
Plantae
Fungi
Animalia
Protists (all other eukaryotes)
What types of cells may or may not be considered life forms?
Viruses, viroids, and synthetic cells
Why is it important to understand the properties of life?
To apply this understanding in ways that could help humans. How they survive, protect diversity, learn about ourselves.
