Characteristics of life

Question 1

made of cells

Answer 1

unicellular/multicellular

Question 2

all cells contain……

Answer 2

DNA

Question 3

growth, development, and reproduction

Answer 3

growth-increase in size/number of cells

Question 4

development

Answer 4

increase in efficiency

Question 5

adapt and evolve-occursthrough process of growth

Answer 5

occursthrough process of growth

Question 6

adapt and evolve pt2

Answer 6

the ability to thrive in a constantly changing environment, and the ability to learn new information and skills

Question 7

reproduction

Answer 7

producing offspring that are biologically or genetically similarto the parent organism

Question 8

asexual reproduction

Answer 8

dividing of cells during mitosis

Question 9

sexual reproduction

Answer 9

the release of haploid gametes that fuse to produce a zygote with characteristics contributed by both of the parent organisms

Question 10

mitosis

Answer 10

a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parents

Question 11

meiosis

Answer 11

special type of cell division of germ cell is sexually-reproducing organisms that produces the gametes, such as sperm

Question 12

sensitivity

Answer 12

external change that causes a response

Question 13

response

Answer 13

reaction to a stimulus

Question 14

homeostasis

Answer 14

ability to maintain internal stability

Question 15

examples of homeostasis

Answer 15

when body begins to heat we release heat through sweat
when we begin to freeze body begins to vibrate in an attempt to produce heat

Question 16

Nutrition

Answer 16

all living things obtain retain nutrients
ATP-source of energy for use and storage at cellular level

Question 17

methods of obtaining energy

Answer 17

autotrophs
photosynthetic
heterotrophs
herbivores
omnivore
carnivore

Question 18

autotrophs

Answer 18

create their own food

Question 19

photosynthetic

Answer 19

se sunlight to make food(glucose)

Question 20

heterotrophs

Answer 20

must consume their food

Question 21

herbivores

Answer 21

eat plants

Question 22

omnivore

Answer 22

eat meant/plants

Question 23

carnivore

Answer 23

eat meat

Question 24

respiration

Answer 24

ability to exchange gases with the environment (not breathing)

Question 25

excretion 

Answer 25

release of toxins/wastes O2 and glucose to create ATP and creates H2O and CO2

Question 26

smallest unit of life 

Answer 26

cells

Question 27

what does a plant need

Answer 27

water CO2 energy  nutrients (glucose/starch)

Question 28

transpiration

Answer 28

water enters the roots, moves through the plant, and evaporates out of stomata on leaves 

Question 29

sunlight photons

Answer 29

enter the plant, absorbed by chlorophyll in the chloroplast 

Question 30

ROYGBIV

Answer 30

green wavelengths of light are reflected back to your eyes, other are absorbed

Question 31

glucose is made by

Answer 31

using the sun, water, and CO2

Question 32

water 

Answer 32

universal solvent  dissolve polar

Question 33

solution

Answer 33

result of dissolving

Question 34

solvent

Answer 34

does the dissolving

Question 35

solute

Answer 35

substance being dissolved