Ms. Sultan living things study guide

Question 1

features of life

Answer 1

things all living things have to follow : use energy, respond to stimuli, have 1 or more cells, lifespan, move, homeostasis, adapt, reproduce, grow/develop

Question 2

3 things orginisms need to live

Answer 2

water, air, energy

Question 3

biotic

Answer 3

living

Question 4

abiotic

Answer 4

nonliving

Question 5

dead

Answer 5

was once living but is no longer

Question 6

organism

Answer 6

a living thing ( has all characteristics of a living thing

Question 7

cell

Answer 7

smallest unit of life

Question 8

multicellular

Answer 8

describes an organism that has more than one cell

Question 9

unicellular

Answer 9

describes an organism that has only one cell

Question 10

growth

Answer 10

increase of size for an organism

Question 11

Development

Answer 11

when an organism becomes more complex

Question 12

spontaneus generation

Answer 12

the idea of living things coming from nonliving things (disproven)

Question 13

stimulus

Answer 13

anything that makes you react

Question 14

response

Answer 14

your reaction to your stimulus

Question 15

Homeostasis

Answer 15

an organism’s ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions of change

Question 16

adapt

Answer 16

change over time, to become better fitted for the environment and to survive