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Living things
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a living thing | organism |
| a group of parts that work together to perform a task | system |
| living things have many things in ____________. | common |
| living things are _________ and ________. | dependent and organized |
| to produce offspring | reproduce |
| a new organism produced by one or more parents | offspring |
| living things need _______ and ________ to stay alive. | matter and energy |
| Most organisms get what they need from ________. | food |
| to react to a stimulus (things around you). | respond |
| all living things respond to things in their surroundings by using their _______. | senses |
| to adjust routine behavior | adapt |
| Some behaviors cannot be changed, such as the ability to ________ or _____. | swim or fly |
| the basic building block of living things | cell |
| more than one cell | multicellular |
| When cells can no longer do their jobs, they _____. | die |
| About how long do blood cells live? | 3 months |
| groups of cells make up ______. | tissue |
| some types of tissue are _________ | muscle, bone, nerve, and blood |
| different kinds of tissue work together as | organs |
| two or more members of a species living together | population |
| two or more populations living together | community |
| a group of similar organisms that can mate and produce offspring | species |
| the parts of the earth that can support life | biosphere |
| the community of organisms and the nonliving things that surround it. | ecosystem |
| rules about nature | principle |
| when a living thing needs other things to survive | dependence |
| what is an example of dependence? | flowers depend on bees to pollinate them |
| acquire, develop, respond, adapt - a baby learns to walk on his own | develop - the baby is growing |
| acquire, develop, respond, adapt - a dog learns to "shake" on command | adapt - shaking is not something a dog would normally do! |
| acquire, develop, respond, adapt - a maple tree seed sprouts through the soil | develop - the seed is growing |
| acquire, develop, respond, adapt - a hungry lion goes to look for food | acquire - getting food for himself |
| acquire, develop, respond, adapt - you put on a jacket when you are cold | respond - you're responding to the cold weather |