Living things Flashcards
What are all living things made of?
Cells
What are cells basic unit of?
Living things
What do all living things need
Energy
What do plants use the suns light energy for?
To make food
What is the primary source of energy?
The sun
About how many thirds of your body is water.
2/3
Producer
An organism that is able to produce its own food through photosynthesis
Carnivore
An organism that only eats meat.
Herbivore
An organism that only eats plants.
Omnivore
An organism that eats both plants and animals.
Scavenger
An organism that feeds on dead animal or plant material.
Decomposer
An organism that feeds by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms.
coldblooded
having a body temperature that can change somewhat with changes in the temperature in the environment
warmblooded
having a constant body temperature
Sexual reproduction
reproduction needing two parents.
Asexual reproduction
reproduction needing only one parent.
Respiration
process in which organisms take in oxygen and use it to produce energy
Metabolism
all chemical activities in the body
Stimulus
change in the environment that causes a response
Individual
One single organism.
Population
All the individuals of one kind (one species) in a specified area at one time.
Community
All the interacting populations in a specified area.
Ecosystem
A system of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a specified area.
abiotic
Nonliving
