characteristic of life

Cards (22)

  • What is the specific interrelationship among the individual parts of an organism?
    organization
  • What is the ability to use energy to preform vital functions called?
    metabolism
  • What are the organisms; ability to sense changes in the external and internal environment and adjust to those changes called?
    responsiveness
  • What is the increase in the size or number of cells called?
    growth
  • What is it called when it involves changes in a cell's structure and function from an immature to generalized state?
    differentiation
  • What is the change in an organism undergoes through time called?
    development
  • What is it called when it begins with fertilization and ends at death?
    development
  • What is the broader than growth called?
    development
  • This is the formation of new cells or new organisms.
    reproduction
  • Which characteristic of life is demonstrated when a plant bends toward a light source?
    responsiveness
  • The ability of a lizard to shed its tail when threatened is an example of which characteristic of life?
    responsiveness
  • Which characteristic of life is illustrated by the process of photosynthesis in plants?
    metabolism
  • The increase in muscle mass due to exercise is an example of which characteristic of life?
    metabolism
  • Which characteristic of life is shown when bacteria divide to form two new cells?
    reproduction
  • Which characteristic of life involves the transformation of a tadpole into a frog?
    development
  • The ability of a sunflower to track the movement of the sun across the sky is an example of:
    responsiveness
  • Which characteristic of life is demonstrated by the healing of a wound?
    growth
  • The process by which a fertilized egg develops into a multicellular organism is an example of:
    development
  • The ability of an organism to produce new cells to replace damaged ones is an example of:
    reproduction
  • The conversion of glucose into energy within cells is an example of:
    metabolism
  • The specialization of stem cells into nerve cells is an example of:
    differentiation
  • The ability of an organism to adapt to changes in its environment over time is an example of?
    responsiveness