Characteristics Of Living Things Flashcards
0
Q
What are the seven characteristics of life?
A
- Homeostasis
- Organization
- Metabolism
- Growth
- Adaptation
- Response to stimuli
- Reproduction
1
Q
At an atomic level, what is the key building block of life?
A
Carbon (atomic skeleton for other elements & compounds)
** carbon bonds readily and easily with a variety of different elements & compounds
- thus making the great chemical complexity of life possible
2
Q
What is homeostasis?
A
How an organism maintains a variety of factors necessary for effective
metabolism &
body temperature regulation
warm-blooded / cold-blooded
3
Q
Explain organization in life
A
Organelles - make up Cells - make up Tissues - make up Organs - make up Systems - make up Organisms
4
Q
Explain metabolism in life
A
All living things have a way of harnessing and utilizing energy
Plants from sun
Others eat plants or meat
5
Q
What is adaptation in life?
A
Living things can adapt to their evironment
6
Q
What provides organisms with food, water, and a method of maintaining homeostasis and reproducing?
A
Habitat
