Science Living Things Flashcards
Features of life
- use energy
- Respond to stimuli
- one or more cells
- life span
- locomotion
- Maintain homeostasis
- Adapt
- Reproduce
- grow and develop
Things organisms need to live
Air, water, Energy
Biotic
living
Abiotic
never alive
Dead
was living but not anymore
organisms
a living thing that has all of the characteristics of life
Cell
the smallest unit of life
Multicellular
describes a living thing that is made of two or more cells
Unicellular
Describes a living thing that is made of only one cell
Growth
Increase in an organism’s size
Development
When an organism become more complex
Spontaneous Generation
The idea that living things come from nonliving things *Disproven
Stimulus
Anything that makes you react
Response
Your reaction to a stimulus
Homeostasis
An organism’s ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change