Characteristics of Life

Question 1

Unicellular

Answer 1

A single celled organism

Question 2

Multicellular

Answer 2

Made up of more than one cell

Question 3

Prokaryotic

Answer 3

No nucleus and membrane bound organelles

Question 4

Eukaryotic

Answer 4

Has a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

Question 5

Nutrition

Answer 5

Obtain nutrients from the environment to provide energy for the organism

Question 6

Cell Transport

Answer 6

Movement of materials across the cell membrane

Question 7

Respiration

Answer 7

Breaking down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain from oxygen.

Question 8

Synthesis

Answer 8

Combining simple molecules to form complex molecules

Question 9

Growth

Answer 9

Increasing the size or number of cells of an organism

Question 10

Excretion

Answer 10

The removal of wastes products from an organism

Question 11

Regulation

Answer 11

Responding to internal or external stimuli

Question 12

Stimuli

Answer 12

Response or reaction caused by the environment

Question 13

Reproduction

Answer 13

Making more of a species

Question 14

Metabolism

Answer 14

All life process needed to sustain life

Question 15

Homeostasis

Answer 15

Maintaining a relatively stable internal environment of an organism