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What is Life?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _________ is information that supports or proves a point | Evidence |
| Evidence of Life: | eat or drink, exchanges gas, can die, can grow, breathing, gets rid of waste, responds to environment (protects itself) |
| _______ are things that are alive | Organisms |
| Any ______ thing is an organism | living |
| Living is the condition of being ______ | alive |
| An organism is _____ dead when it is not longer alive | dead |
| All ________ die after a period of time | organisms |
| Something can be dead only if it once ______ | lived |
| Something ______ that has never been alive | nonliving |
| Requirements of all living things: | 1. Gas exchange 2. eliminate waste 3. food/energy 4. water 5. environment that suits its needs |
| Functions Organisms perform | 1. Grow 2. reproduce 3. responds to its environment |
| Organisms need water: | 1. Stay alive 2. Can be found in fruits, vegetables, milk...any food consumed by an organism 3. essential for life on Earth 4. All living things need water |
| ______ _______ the process of moving gases into and out of an organism | Gas exchange |
| When you breathe in (inhale) you take in ________ to your lungs | oxygen |
| Oxygen then dissolves into your _______ | blood |
| When you breathe out (exhale) you let out _____ ______ | carbon dioxide |
| You ________ to stay alive | breathe |
| The most common gases exchanged are _______ and _____ ______ | oxygen ; carbon dioxide |
| All living ________ engage in gas exchange | organisms |
| Organisms must get rid of ____ ______ or anything the body does not need | waste products |
| The process of living creates _____ _______ that are not useful to prganisms | by-products |
| Organisms must get rid of _____ _______ | waste products |
| All ______, _______, or _____ that are not usable by an organism must be moved out of the cell | liquids, gases and solids |
| All organisms must eliminate _______ | waste |
| Everything that surrounds and influences an organisms is ________ | environment |
| Organisms have ________ that allow them to live in their environment | adaptations |
| Every organisms lives in an environment that can fulfill its _____ | needs |
| Examples of an organisms needs are: | shelter, water, food, protection etc |
| An adaptation is a ________ or _________ of an organisms that allows it to survive in an environment | structure, behavior |
| Examples of adaptations are | camouflage, humans wearing a coat during the winter or shorts in the summer, sweating to cool off |
| If the environment isn't suitable, the organism will not ______ | survive |
| Some organisms may have _______ or capsules to survive unsuitable environments | spores |
| Spores do not appear to be living but are _______ | dormant |
| When suitable conditions exit for spores, they can begin to show ________ of life | characteristics |
| All organisms _______ to their environment | respond |
| Examples of organisms responding to their environment are: | 1. Fish swimming away from sea lions 2. The scorpion scurries under a rock when the sun comes up 3.leaves turn orange during the fall and fall off trees |
| __________ an organism's reaction to stimuli | Response |
| _______ is an increase in size of an organism | Growth |
| The chemical building blocks of growth are | food, water, and minerals in the environment |
| All organisms _____ | grow |
| _______ do not live forever | Organisms |
| Living organisms make ____ organisms of their kind so the species survives | new |
| _______ unit of biological classification that refers to one kind of organism | Species |
| Not every individual _______ will _______but every _____ of organisms reproduces to keep the species going | organism, reproduce , population |
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