Living Things Notes.

Question 1

Features of Life

Answer 1

All living things have all of the following features:
Use Energy
Respond to Stimuli
One or more cells
Life Span
Locomotion (moves)
Maintain Homeostasis (good health)
Adapt - organisms change over time to survive their environment
Reproduce - continuation of the species by making offspring
Grow and Develop

Question 2

3 Things organisms need to live

Answer 2

Air
Water
Energy

Question 3

Biotic

Answer 3

Living

Question 4

Abiotic

Answer 4

Nonliving, was never alive

Question 5

Dead

Answer 5

Was once living, but not anymore

Question 6

Organism

Answer 6

A living thing, has all the characteristics of life

Question 7

Cell

Answer 7

The smallest unit of life

Question 8

Multicellular

Answer 8

Describes a living thing that is made of two or more cells.

Question 9

Unicellular

Answer 9

Describes a living thing that is made of only one cell

Question 10

Growth

Answer 10

Increase in an organism’s size

Question 11

Development

Answer 11

When an organism become more complex

Question 12

Spontaneous Generation

Answer 12

The idea that living things come from nonliving things *Disproven

Question 13

Stimulus

Answer 13

Anything that makes you react

Question 14

Response

Answer 14

Your reaction to a stimulus

Question 15

Homeostasis

Answer 15

An organism’s ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change.

Question 16

Adapt

Answer 16

Change over time to become better fitted to the environment and to survive