LS Chapter 2 Characteristics and Classification of Life

Fertilization, growth, reproduction, and death are 

• characteristics of life
• steps of a life cycle
• functions of cells
• molecules of life

Successive means

• successful, prosperous
• out of order, mixed
• one after the other, in order
• righteous, honorable

When God created living things, He commanded them to "______________ after their own kind".

• reproduce
• follow
• migrate
• evolve

A _________ is the smallest living unit of an organism.

• bacteria
• molecule
• atom
• cell

The jelly-like material inside of a cell is called

• cytoplasm
• cytology
• chromosomes
• nucleus

Organic compounds are 

• substances that have oxygen in them
• substances that have carbon in them
• substances that are toxin-free
• substances that have not been exposed to antibiotics

Organisms made of only one cell are called ________.

• unicellular
• multicellular

Dogs, plants, and fungi are all

• unicellular
• multicellular

Bacteria, many algae, and protozoans are

• unicellular
• multicellular

All living things need __________ to survive.

• food
• friends
• energy
• sunlight