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Properties of Life Flashcards

1
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What are the seven properties of life?

A

Order, regulation, growth and development, energy processing, response to the environment, reproduction, homeostasis

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2
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True or False: Order is the first property of life.

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True

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3
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What property of life have regulatory mechanisms to cope with environmental stress

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Regulation

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4
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Which property of life involves the increase in size of an organism?

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Growth and development

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5
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What process involves the use of energy to perform work?

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Energy processing

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6
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What property of life involves the ability to react to stimuli?

A

Sensitivity

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7
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What property of life involves the ability to produce offspring?

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Reproduction

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8
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Which property of life involves regulatory mechanisms to cope with environmental stress

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Homeostasis

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9
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Fill in the blank: _______ is the property of life that regulates mechanisms to cope with environmental stress

A

Regulation

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10
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True or False: All living organisms must exhibit all seven properties of life.

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False

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11
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What is the process by which organisms make more of their own kind?

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Reproduction

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12
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Which property of life allows organisms to adapt to their environment over time?

A

Evolution

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13
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Fill in the blank: _______ is the property of life that involves the ability to respond to stimuli.

A

Sensitivity

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14
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True or False: Growth and development are the same processes.

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False

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15
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What property of life involves the ability to acquire and use energy?

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Energy processing

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16
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Fill in the blank: The process of _______ allows living organisms to adapt to changes in their environment.

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Evolution

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17
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What property of life involves the ability to grow and change over time?

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Growth and development

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18
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True or False: All living organisms exhibit the property of evolution.

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True

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19
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What property of life involves the ability to reproduce and pass on genetic information?

A

Reproduction

20
Q

Fill in the blank: _______ is the property of life that involves the precise arrangement of molecules within cells.

A

Order

21
Q

True or False: Response to the environment is not a property of life.

A

False

22
Q

What property of life involves the ability to maintain a stable internal environment?

A

Regulation

23
Q

What are the seven properties of life?

A

Order, regulation, growth and development, energy processing, sensitivity, reproduction, homeostasis

24
Q

True or False: Order is the first property of life.

A

True

25
Q

What property of life involves the ability to maintain internal stability?

A

Regulation

26
Q

Which property of life involves the increase in size of an organism?

A

Growth and development

27
Q

What process involves the use of energy to perform work?

A

Energy processing

28
Q

What property of life involves the ability to react to stimuli?

A

Response to the environment

29
Q

What property of life involves the ability to produce offspring?

A

Reproduction

30
Q

Which property of life involves the change in genetic makeup of a population over time?

A

Evolution

31
Q

Fill in the blank: _______ is the property of life that helps organisms maintain internal stability.

A

Regulation

32
Q

What is the main source of energy for most living organisms?

A

Sunlight

33
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True or False: All living organisms must exhibit all seven properties of life.

A

False

34
Q

What is the process by which organisms make more of their own kind?

A

Reproduction

35
Q

Which property of life allows organisms to adapt to their environment over time?

A

Evolution

36
Q

What property of life involves the precise arrangement of molecules within cells?

A

Order

37
Q

Fill in the blank: _______ is the property of life that involves the ability to respond to stimuli.

A

Response to the environment

38
Q

True or False: Growth and development are the same processes.

A

False

39
Q

What property of life involves the ability to acquire and use energy?

A

Energy processing

40
Q

Fill in the blank: The process of _______ allows living organisms to adapt to changes in their environment.

A

Evolution

41
Q

What property of life involves the ability to grow and change over time?

A

Growth and development

42
Q

True or False: All living organisms exhibit the property of evolution.

A

True

43
Q

What property of life involves the ability to reproduce and pass on genetic information?

A

Reproduction

44
Q

Fill in the blank: _______ is the property of life that involves the precise arrangement of molecules within cells.

A

Order

45
Q

True or False: Response to the environment is not a property of life.

A

False

46
Q

What property of life involves the ability to maintain a stable internal environment?

A

Regulation

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