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Gappa 7th Chp 1
Gappa 7th Characteristics of Living Things
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A type of organism that is made up of a single cell | unicellular |
| An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus | response |
| The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable even though the outside environment might change. | stable internal conditions |
| An organism that cannot make its own food. Example: all animals | heterotroph |
| The wrong idea that living things arise from nonliving sources...such as flies come from rotting meat | spontaneous generation |
| An organism that makes its own food. Example: all plants | autotroph |
| A type of organism that is made up of many cells | multicellular |
| A change in an organism’s surrounding that causes the organism to react | stimulus |
| If a bold of lightning strikes outside of the classroom and the whole class screams. Would the bolt of lightning be the stimulus of the response? | stimulus |
| What is the life chemical that makes up most of the human body | water |
| another name for a living thing | organism |
| If I tickle a baby on her toes, then she starts to giggle. Is the baby giggling the stimulus or the response? | response |
| If you go outside on a cold day, you get goosebumps all over your body. Are the goosebumps the stimulus or the response? | response |
| What is it called when something just gets bigger, but does not get more complex? | grow |
| What are the four NEEDS of ALL living things? | living space, internal stable conditions, food and ever needed water |
| What are the 6 characteristics of ALL living things? | 1) develops & grows 2) reproduces 3) responds to surroundings 4)uses energy 5) life chemicals 6) has cells |
| What are the 5 chemicals found in all living things? | carbohydrates, proteins, DNA, water, lipids |
| What is it called when a living thing becomes more complex such as a seed turning into a plant with a stem and leaves? | develop |
| How many parents are needed for asexual reproduction? | one parent |
| How many parents are needed for sexual reproduction? | two parents |
| Are all fats bad for you? | no |
| Can living things come from nonliving things? | no |
| What is the smallest part of a living organism that holds all the information for that organism? | cell |
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