Characteristics of Life

Living things must be able to grow & develop. Which of the these is an example of growth? 1.) a tree trunk widens, 2.) a fish becomes larger, and 3.) a tadpole becomes a frog

Pupils shrink when sudden bright light is beamed into the eye. The light is an example of a ... stimulus or response?

The body needs instructions to carry out it's functions. _________ contains the instructions to build our proteins.

With few variations, life's genetic code is almost identical in every organism on Earth. True or false?.

What is the smallest unit of life, considered to be fully alive? cell, DNA, organ, atom

Living things are made of .... bricks, cement, cells, blocks

Pupils shrink when sudden bright light is beamed into the eye. The pupils shrinking is an example of a ... stimulus or response?

If a species can't evolve, it may go .....underground, wild, alive, extinct

The polar bear needs all of his fat primarily to.... stay warm/stay cool/avoid predators/reproduce

For an organism to be considered a living thing, it must have ALL the characteristics of life. True or false?

The process of keeping internal conditions stable when external conditions change is called ... homeostasis/metabolism/stimulus/evolution

Plants use energy from the ________ to make sugars.

An individual organism can evolve over one lifetime... True or false?

Living things must be able to grow & develop. Which of the these is an example of development? 1.) a tree trunk widens, 2.) a fish becomes larger, and 3.) a tadpole becomes a frog

All living things need to obtain and use materials and energy. This is called ... homeostasis/metabolism/development?

Living things need to be safe. You touch a hot stove & pull your hand away. What's the stimulus?