Q & A Flashcards
1
Q
What are the characteristics
of living things? List all 6
A
Adaptation- Reproduction- Made up of cells- Obtain and use energy- Grow and Develop- Respond to the environment.
2
Q
What are cells?
A
The basic unit of life. Makes up all living things, some organisms have millions while others have one.
3
Q
What is energy?
A
Everything an organism does requires energy
Sleeping, eating, breathing, thinking, blinking - it all
requires energy
Energy makes things move or change
Animals → obtain energy from other organisms
Plants → use photosynthesis
4
Q
What is growth and development?
A
- Growth involves changes to our structure
e.g., getting taller, muscles getting bigger - It also involves the process of replacing old
and worn-out cells
5
Q
What is responding to the environment
A
Stimulus = anything that causes a response in an
organism
- Response = what happens when we react to the
stimulus
6
Q
What is reproduction?
A
- All living things come from other living
things - This happens through mitosis and
meiosis
All living things will
eventually die so it is necessary for
them not to go extinct
