Module 1.1 The Characteristics of Life Flashcards
Life exist ?
almost everywhere on the planet earth
Earth possesses a great variety of ?
diverse life forms
all living things have certain ? in common
Characteristics
Living things are ?
organized
Living things aquire ? & ?
materials and energy
? reproduce
living things
? responds to stimuli
living things
? are homeostatic
living things
? grow & develop
living things
? have the capacity to adapt
living things
? are organized in a hierarchy of levels
living things
a ? is the smallest unit of life
cell
a ? is a group of similar cells that perform a particular function
tissue
a cell is ?
the smallest unit of life
a tissue is ?
a group of similar cells that perform a particular function
a ? is several tissues joined together
organ
a organ is ?
several tissues joined together
organs work together to form a ?
organ system
Organ System is ?
organs working together
Living things need materials to ?
maintain their organization & carry on life other activities
Living things need energy to ?
have the capacity to do work
growth is ?
increase in size or number of cells
increase in size or number of cells is ?
growth
development is ?
changes that take place from conception to death
changes that take place from conception to death is ?
development
List the 6 common characteristics of a living organism
1 Organization 2 acquiring materials and energy 3 reproduction and development 4 responses to stimuli 5 homeostasis 6 capacity for adaptation to the environment
Trace the organization of life from the cell to the biosphere
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, species, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere
How adaptations relate to evolutionary change
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
