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Chapter 1-3: Characteristics of Life
Name __________________________________
o Biology is the ________________________________________________________________.
o Living things share a common set of _____________________________________________.
1.
All living things are composed of _________________________.
Single celled organisms are _____________________________.
Organisms with more than one cell are ___________________________________________.
2.
All living things share a universal ___________________________________.
______________ is the chemical molecule that contains the ________________ information for
specific species of plants and animals.
What does DNA stand for?
The _______________________ of the letters in the code determine what the code says/makes.
3.
All living things use ___________________________ and ___________________________.
Organisms take in ____________________________ for energy to grow, develop, and reproduce.
Sometimes the matter comes from ______________________, sometimes ___________________.
The sum of all chemical reactions that occur in the body is called ____________________________.
4.
All living things must ___________________________________________ to make more of
their species.
Sexual reproduction is:
Asexual reproduction is:
5.
All living things __________________________ and _____________________________.
6.
All living things respond to the _____________________________________________.
This means they can __________________ and ______________________ to a stimulus.
A stimulus is a ______________________ such as:
7.
All living things maintain a ____________________________ internal environment.
This is called _____________________________________.
8.
All living things _____________________________________.
AS a group, living things _____________________________________________________________
to ensure survival in their environment.
Unit 1-3 Questions
2B: You discover a new organism; what would you expect to see if you studied it under a microscope?
4A: Why do scientists use a common system of measurement?