Living Things

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Needs of Living Things

Char. of Living Things

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List the 4 needs of living things.

Food, water, living space, stable internal

conditions

What type of organism can produce

its own food?

autotroph

What type of organism gets energy from a source other

than itself?

heterotroph

What word refers to an organism’s ability to

maintain a stable internal environment no

matter what happens externally?

homeostasis

What does the word “homeostasis” literally mean?

Process or condition of staying the same

List 4 out of 6 characteristics of

living things.

1. have cells2. use energy3. ability to reproduce4. contain similar chemicals5. grow and develop6. sense and respond to

change

What word refers to an organism’s

process of becoming more complex?

development

What is the process of becoming larger?

growth

How do multicellular organisms usually

reproduce?

sexually

What is the sum total of all activities that occur within a cell?

metabolism

hetero--

different

macro--

large

syn--

together

osteo--

bone

proto--

first

List the 4 stages of metabolism.

ingestion, digestion, respiration, and

excretion

What chemical gives a cell energy?

carbohydrates

What type of organism is a plant?

multicellular, autotroph

What type of organism is an

animal?

multicellular, heterotroph

herb--

pertaining to plants

photo--

light

What is a change in an organisms

environment that causes a reaction?

stimulus

What chemical is most abundant in

living things?

water

What is spontaneous generation?

the idea that living things come from nonliving things

What two scientists helped to disprove

the idea of spontaneous generation?

Redi and Pasteur