Characteristics of Biology

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6^oF.

• All living things use energy
• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow and develop

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

• All living things use energy
• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow and develop

A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching.

• All living things reproduce
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things use energy
• All living things grow and develop

In order for something to be considered a living organism, it must display _____ of the eight characteristics of living things.

• one
• some
• all
• more than half

Define BIOLOGY.

• The study of life and living organisms.
• The study of animals.
• They study of matter.
• The study of earth and its atmosphere.

A plant growing towards the light is an example of 

• reproduction.
• responding to a stimuli.
• metabolism.
• homeostasis.

A maggot changing into a fly is an example of 

• reproduction.
• growth and development.
• homeostasis.
• evolution.

Any living thing is called an

• organ
• organization
• organism

The ability to produce offspring to help ensure the population survives is called

• Cloning

• Photocopy

• Sleeping

• Reproduction

All living things are composed of ___. The units of structure and function in all living things.

• cells

• ecosystem

• unicellular

• bacteria