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Characteristics & Necessities of Living Things

This activity covers Chapter 2 of the text

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Cellmembrane covered structure that contains all materials necessary for life
Stimulusanything causing a reaction in an organism
Homeostasismaintaining stable internal conditions
Responseability of an external organism to deal with external conditions
Sexual Reproductioncells from two parents unit to from offspring with characteristics of both parents
Asexual ReproductionDoes not involve the union of sex cells. One parents produces identical offspring.
Hereditythe passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring
Metabolismthe sum of all chemical processes in an organism
DNAdeoxyribonucleic acid
CellsLiving things are made of ________
DNAcontains hereditary material _________
ResponseShivering, sweating, sneezing
Stimulusthe smell of good food
CellHas DNA, cytoplasm, and membrane
Homeostasistermperature regulation is an example of________
HomeostasisSugar level in the body is an example of _________
HomeostasisBlood Pressure regulation is an example of __________
ResponseA venus fly trap closing around a fly
Necessities of LifeWater, Air, Food, Shelter
WaterThis molecule forms most of your body
AirComposed of a mixture of gases
AirOxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide make up _________
ShelterA place to live
FoodProvides organisms with the energy and raw materials that they need.
Producerorganism that makes its own food
Consumerorganism that eats other organism
Decomposerorghanism that gets energy by absorbing nutrients of dead organisms or their waster
YouConsumer
PlantsProducers
MushroomDecomposer
Macromeans big
Macromolecules of lifeproteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids
Proteinslarge molecule made up of amino acids
Carbohydratesmolecules made up of sugars
Lipidsmolecules that cannot mix with water
phospholipidscomponent of cell membranes
ATPadenosine triphosphate
ATPenergy carrying molecule in the cell
phospholipidmade of two layers water-loving heads and water-fearing tails
nucliec acidsmake up nucleotides
simple carbohydratemade up of one or few sugars
complex carbohydratesmade up of long chains of sugars taht store energy that is not needed right away.
simple carbohydratesugar
complex carbohydratestarch
carbohydratemade up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen


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