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Biology
characteristics of life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| unicellular organisms | microscopic organisms like bacteria that contain a single cell |
| multicellular organisms | organisms composed of many cells |
| homeostasis | maintenance of a constant internal environment in an organism essential for optimal function of a cell and overall health |
| metabolism | a sum of all the chemical reaction which occur in an organism |
| autotrophs | organism produces their own food |
| heterotrophic | takes food from its external environment |
| reproduction | production of new individuals |
| response to stimuli | the way in which living things react to changes in their environment |
| an organism | a living thing |
| continuity of life | living things arise from other living things of the same type |
| life | the possession of organisation, requiring nutrition and excretion and capable of reproducing and responding to stimuli |
| organisation | mean that living things are composed of organs, tissues, cells and organ systems |
| nutrition | the way in which organisms obtain and use food |
| excretion | the removal of waste products of the metabolism from the body |
| characteristics of life | Characteristics of life are the features or processes that all living organisms share, such as nutrition, respiration, excretion, growth, reproduction, response, and organisation. |
| Name the characteristic of life that ensures survival of the species | reproduction. |