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A living thing.
1. Made of cells
2. Made of similar chemicals
3. Respond to surroundings
4. Grow and develop
5. Use energy
6. Reproduce
The maintenance of
stable internal
conditions despite
changes in
surroundings.
1. Cells are
_____________.
microscopic
2. The only way
you can see a
cell is by using a
_______________.
microscope
3. Organisms can
be ___________
or _____________.
unicellular
multicellular
Organisms
composed of only
one cell.
Organisms
composed of many
cells.
7. The most abundant chemical found in organisms is _________.
water
8. Living things
are also made of
other
___________.
compounds
compounds that contain
one or more atoms of
carbon covalently bonded
to atoms of other elements,
most notably hydrogen,
oxygen, phosphorus,
nitrogen, or sulfur.
any compound that does not
contain carbon. (exceptions:
carbon dioxide, carbon
monoxide, metal cyanides,
carbonates and
bicarbonates of metal ions.)
A change in an
organism’s
surroundings that
causes and
organism to reacts.
A stimulus that comes
from outside the
organism. (Ex.-
temperature, light,
gravity)
A stimulus that
comes from inside
the organism. (Ex.-
fever or vomiting)
An action or
change in behavior
as a reaction to a
stimulus.
the turning of all or
part of an organism in
a particular direction
in response to an
external stimulus.
The process of
becoming larger.
Process of change
that occurs during
an organism’s life to
produce a more
complex organism.
Organisms that
make their own
food.
Organisms that
cannot make their
own food.
The process by which
green plants and some
other organisms use
sunlight to synthesize
foods from carbon
dioxide and water.
The metabolic
processes whereby
certain organisms
obtain energy from
organic molecules.
Production of
offspring that are
similar to the parent.
Is the new organism
produced after
reproduction.
The reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.
The reproductive process that involves two parents who combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents.
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