What Is Life

Question 1

Response

Answer 1

An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus.

Question 2

Asexual Reproduction

Answer 2

A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.

Question 3

Sexual Reproduction

Answer 3

A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism which differs from both parents.

Question 4

Autotrophs

Answer 4

An organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food.

Question 5

Heterotrophs

Answer 5

An organism that cannot make its own food and gets food by consuming other living things.

Question 6

Homeostasis

Answer 6

The condition in which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.

Question 7

Stimulus

Answer 7

Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way.