Unit 1- Intro Flashcards
Characteristics shared by EVERY living thing on earth
- have cells
- growth/development
- reproduction
- respiration
- homeostasis
- metabolism
Major kingdoms that demonstrate the characteristics of life
- animal kingdom
- plant kingdom
- fungus
- bacteria
- protist
- archaea
What is the difference between simple and complex forms of life?
Simple is single celled and complex is multi-cellular
3 parts of the cell theory
- New cells are made and Coke from other cells
- Organisms are made up of 1 or more cells
- Cells have different forms which determines their function
3 living organisms that you would call biological producers?
Corn, oak tree, plant
What substances do producers produce that allows them to survive?
Energy
What is the most common origin of the producers energy?
Photosynthesis
If we start out as one cell, why do we all look different as adults?
Process differation
Why does your body feel pain?
To maintain homeostasis
The variable that is changed in an experiment
Manipulated variable
The variable that you expect to change in an experiment
Responding variable
How do mutations affect the process of heredity?
It changes the DNA
