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Science
Characteristics and Necessities of Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| structure contains all materials necessary for life | cell |
| Organism that can reproduce by forming buds | hydra |
| a molecule made of sugars and needed as a source of energy | carbohydrate |
| organism that can make its own food | producer |
| an example of a decomposer | mushroom |
| a kind of biochemical compound such as fat | lipids |
| proteins to start or speed up chemical reactions in cells | enzymes |
| an organism that eats other organisms for energy | consumer |
| the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring | herdity |
| type of reproduction that requires two parents | sexual |
| a single parent is necessary for this type for their oil | whales |
| all of the chemical processes inside an organism | metabolism |
| a type of protein inside red blood cells | hemoglobin |
| a molecule made up of amino acids and needed by organisms to build and repair their body | protein |
| when conditions are stable inside an organism | homeostasis |
| a molecule that works as the main energy source for cell production | ATP |
| organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms to get nutrients it needs | decomposer |
| this is an example of nucleic acid | DNA |
| something that causes a reaction | stimulas |