Properties Of Life Flashcards
Name me the 8 properties of life.
1-Order
2-Sensitivity and Response to stimuli
3-Reproduction
4-Adaptation
5-Growth and development
6-Regulation and Homeostasis
7-Energy Processing
8-Evolution
What is the basic definition of the “order” (first property of life)
Organism is highly organized and coordinated structures
A movement toward a stimulus equals what response?
Positive response
What is the basic of reproduction?
Duplicating DNA
Adaptation is a consequence of what?
Evolution by natural selection
All organism grow and develop, but it’s the result of what?
Result of genes providing instructions
What is homeostasis?
A “steady state” required to maintain life
What is the base of regulation?
Coordinate internal functions
To work properly cells require appropriate…
Conditions
What is the principle of evolution?
Characteristics of a population change true time to adapt to their environment