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Characteristics Quiz
Mrs. Leboeuf
| What are the six characteristics of living things? | Cells, chemicals, energy, growth and development, response to environment and reproduction. |
| What are the two types of cells? | Unicellular and cellular. |
| What does unicellular mean? | One cell. |
| What does cellular mean? | Many cells. |
| What five chemicals do all living things need? | Nucleic acids, protein, lipids, water and carbs. |
| What are nucleic acids? | Genetic information. |
| What are lipids? | Fats. |
| What are lipids and protein? | Building material. |
| What are carbs | Energy. |
| What is the difference between growth and development? | Growth is getting larger and development is becomming more complex. |
| What is a stimulus? | Change in environment. |
| What does reproduce mean? | To make offspring similar to parents. |
| What are the three needs of living things? | Water, food and a habitat. |
| What is water used for? | To dissolve chemicals and to move substances. |
| What are the two types of living things relating to food? | Heterotroph and autotroph. |
| What is a heterotroph? | A living thing that makes its own food. |
| What is an autotroph? | A living thing that cannot make its own food. |