Science Class
martes, 26 de agosto de 2014
lunes, 25 de agosto de 2014
Biology I
1. Living Things are Composed of Cells:
- Single-cell organisms have everything they need to be self-sufficient.
- In multicellular organisms, specialization increases until some cells do only certain things.
2. Living Things Have Different
Levels of Organization:
- Both molecular and cellular organization.
- Living things must be able to organize simple substances into complex ones.
- Living things organize cells at several levels:
- Tissue - a group of cells that perform a common function.
- Organ - a group of tissues that perform a common function.
- Organ system - a group of organs that perform a common function.
- Organism - any complete living thing.
3. Living Things Use Energy: 
- Living things take in energy and use it for maintenance and growth.
4. Living Things Respond To Their Environment:
- Living things will make changes in response to a stimulus in their environment.
- A behavior is a complex set of responses.
5. Living Things Grow: 
- Cell division - the orderly formation of new cells.
- Cell enlargement - the increase in size of a cell. Cells grow to a certain size and then divide.
- An organism gets larger as the number of its cells increases.
6. Living Things Reproduce: 
- Reproduction is not essential for the survival of individual organisms, but must occur for a species to survive.
- All living things reproduce in one of the following ways:
- Asexual repoduction - Producing offspring without the use of gametes.
- Sexual reproduction - Producing offspring by the joining of sex cells.
7. Living Things Adapt To Their Environment:
- Adaptations are traits giving an organism an advantage in a certain environment.
- Variation of individuals is important for a healthy species.
Questions:
1. Do all living things have all of the characteristics of life? If your answer is no, give an example.
2. Name some non-living thing that uses energy.
3. Name some non-living thing that grows.
http://infohost.nmt.edu/~klathrop/7characterisitcs_of_life.htm
martes, 5 de agosto de 2014
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