Unit 1 Flashcards
(21 cards)
The scientific name for living things is:
Organisms
The 6 important characteristics of all living things are:
- The chemicals of life
- Energy use
- Response to surroundings
- Growth and development
- Reproduction
- Cellular organization
The basic unit of structure and function in an organism is:
A cell
Multi-celled organisms that are composed of many cells are called:
Multicellular
Chemicals is just a fancy way of saying ———-
Materials
Everything is made out of ————
Chemicals
The chemical that cells are mostly made out of is ————
Water
Energy comes mainly from —————
- Carbohydrates
The building materials of cells are:
- Proteins
- Lipids
The chemical instructions that direct the cell are —————1
Nucleic acids
(That is also your DNA)
A —————— is an action or change in behavior
Response
A change in an organisms surroundings that causes them to react is ———————-
Stimulus
The process of becoming larger is —————-
Growth
The process of change that occurs during an organisms life to produce a more complex organism is ——————-
Development
To produce offspring similar to its parents is ———-
Reproduction
The “children” of a living organism is ——————-
Offspring
Asexual reproduction
Only involves one parent producing offspring that is genetically identical to the parent.
Sexual reproduction
Involves two parents and the offspring in both of the parents genetics
What is the one characteristic of life to at is not necessary for the individual’s survival, but rather for the survival of the species?
Reproduction
Independent variable
The one thing in the experiment that you choose to deliberately change
Dependent variable
Also known as the responding variable.
This is the item or thing in the experiment that changes BECAUSE of the independent variable
