Living Things Notes

Question 1

Three Things All Living Things Need

Answer 1

Water, Energy, Air

Question 2

Bionic

Answer 2

Living

Question 3

Abiotic

Answer 3

Non living or was never alive

Question 4

Dead

Answer 4

Once was living, but not anymore

Question 5

organism

Answer 5

A living thing that has all the characteristics of life.

Question 6

Multicellular

Answer 6

A living made up of two or more cells.

Question 7

Unicellular

Answer 7

A living thing with only one type of cell.

Question 8

growth

Answer 8

Increase in a organism’s size

Question 9

Development

Answer 9

When organism becomes more complex.

Question 10

Spontaneous generation

Answer 10

The idea of living coming from nonliving thing

Question 11

Features of Life

Answer 11

All living things have all of the following features:
Use Energy
Respond to Stimuli
One or more cells
Life Span
Locomotion (moves)
Maintain Homeostasis (good health)
Adapt - organisms change over time to survive their environment
Reproduce - continuation of the species by making offspring
Grow and Develop

Question 12

Stimulus

Answer 12

Anything that makes you react

Question 13

Response

Answer 13

Your reaction to a stimulus

Question 14

Homeostasis

Answer 14

An organism’s ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change.

Question 15

Adapt

Answer 15

Change over time to become better fitted to the environment and to survive