Chapter 1- Characteristics Of Life

Question 1

Biology

Answer 1

The study of living things

Question 2

All living things are made of

Answer 2

• cells
• they reproduce
• their based on a universal genetic code
• they grow and develop
• the obtain and use materials and use energy
• respond to the environmental
• Maintain homeostasis
• the evolve

Question 3

All living things are made of

Answer 3

The cell, and they can be either multicellular or unicellular.

Question 4

All living things

Answer 4

Reproduce either from sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction

Question 5

All living things share a

Answer 5

Genetic code called DNA

Question 6

All living things grow….

Answer 6

And develop.

Multicellular organisms increase in size and cell number.

Question 7

All living things obtain and use…

Answer 7

Materials and energy, we need this in order to grow and develop.
Autotrophs make their own food, and heterotrophs get energy by consuming other organisms.

Question 8

All living things respond to….

Answer 8

Stimuli, this can be either internal or external but some times it can be hard to differentiate.
External would be something outside of the body in the environment.
Internal would be something from inside your body, like when you know your hungry.

Question 9

All cells must maintain H..

Answer 9

Homeostasis this can and will be confused with responding to stimuli. Homeostasis happens when temperatures, water content, and nutrients change to much and the cells die.