________________ - study of living things
________________� complete, individual living thing
Characteristics of Living Things
1. All organisms are made of ____________ - these are the basic building blocks (smallest unit that can carry on the activities of life)
_____________ � organism composed of a single cell (bacteria) _____________ � more than 1 cell (humans)
2. Organisms are highly organized � the basic difference between organisms is ______________________________________� cells are like miniature factories. Living things are based on a ________________________________________.
3. Organisms use ______________� the ultimate source of energy is ___________ � Plants typically store excess energy as __________while animals typically store excess energy as ____________
________________� sum of chemical building up (____________) & breaking down (_______________________)
4. Organisms grow & develop � growth is _______________________while development is _________________________
5. Organisms have a _________________ (average length of life) & all organisms maintain a stable internal environment � this is called ____________________.
6. Organisms _________________ � this is necessary for the continued existence of the __________________. In _________________________, 2 cells from different parents unite to produce the first cell of the new organism (offspring & parents have different traits). In _________________________________, the new organism has a single parent (offspring & parents have the same traits).
7. Organisms respond to a ________________ - this is any condition to which an organism can react; the resulting action is called a _______________; _____________________ refers to the ability to respond to stimuli
8. Organisms adjust to their_____________________� one must adapt to survive � any change in an organism that makes it better suited to its environment is an__________________________________. ____________________ refers to a set of differences among individuals � sometimes these variations may give the organism an edge over others. Any kind of organism can change, or __________ over time.
FIELDS OF BIOLOGY
___________________ � external & internal structures of organisms
___________________ � structure & activity of cells
___________________ � how organisms interact with one another & their environment
___________________ � insects
____________________ - heredity
____________________ � frogs & snakes
____________________ � fish
____________________ � bacteria, viruses
____________________ � birds
____________________ � grouping organisms based on evolutionary similarities
____________________ � chemical makeup & processes of organisms
____________________ � how organisms have changed through time
____________________ � life processes & functions of parts
____________________� animals
�The importance of science is not that it answers questions but that it continually discovers new questions to ask.�
_________________ � body of knowledge that exists about the world & the method of study used to arrive at that knowledge � The goal of science is to investigate & understand ________________, to explain events in nature, and to use those explanations to make useful ________________________.