Module 1.1 The Characteristics of Life

Question 1

Life exist ?

Answer 1

almost everywhere on the planet earth

Question 2

Earth possesses a great variety of ?

Answer 2

diverse life forms

Question 3

all living things have certain ? in common

Answer 3

Characteristics

Question 4

Living things are ?

Answer 4

organized

Question 5

Living things aquire ? & ?

Answer 5

materials and energy

Question 6

? reproduce

Answer 6

living things

Question 7

? responds to stimuli

Answer 7

living things

Question 8

? are homeostatic

Answer 8

living things

Question 9

? grow & develop

Answer 9

living things

Question 10

? have the capacity to adapt

Answer 10

living things

Question 11

? are organized in a hierarchy of levels

Answer 11

living things

Question 12

a ? is the smallest unit of life

Answer 12

cell

Question 13

a ? is a group of similar cells that perform a particular function

Answer 13

tissue

Question 14

a cell is ?

Answer 14

the smallest unit of life

Question 15

a tissue is ?

Answer 15

a group of similar cells that perform a particular function

Question 16

a ? is several tissues joined together

Answer 16

organ

Question 17

a organ is ?

Answer 17

several tissues joined together

Question 18

organs work together to form a ?

Answer 18

organ system

Question 19

Organ System is ?

Answer 19

organs working together

Question 20

Living things need materials to ?

Answer 20

maintain their organization & carry on life other activities

Question 21

Living things need energy to ?

Answer 21

have the capacity to do work

Question 22

growth is ?

Answer 22

increase in size or number of cells

Question 23

increase in size or number of cells is ?

Answer 23

growth

Question 24

development is ?

Answer 24

changes that take place from conception to death

Question 25

changes that take place from conception to death is ?

Answer 25

development

Question 26

List the 6 common characteristics of a living organism

Answer 26

``` 1 Organization 2 acquiring materials and energy 3 reproduction and development 4 responses to stimuli 5 homeostasis 6 capacity for adaptation to the environment ```

Question 27

Trace the organization of life from the cell to the biosphere

Answer 27

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, species, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere

Question 28

How adaptations relate to evolutionary change

Answer 28

organism acquire an adaptation that makes it better able to live and reproduce these traits are passed on to the next generation and the population involves