Characteristics of Life Vocab

any living thing

Ex: caterpillar, bacteria, pigs, oak trees

• abiotic

• metabolism

• biotic

• sexual reproduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

non-living things

ex: air, water, dirt, the sun

• growth

• abiotic

• response

• biotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the basic unit of life

• development

• evolution

• homeostasis

• cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

any living thing that has ALL 8 characteristics of life

• organism

• abiotic

• stimulus

• cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

made of cells

uses energy

reproduces

growth/development

maintains homeostasis

response to stimulus

metabolism

• biotic

• unicellular

• characteristics of life

• the name of Mrs. Garcia's shoe collection ;)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

making more offspring (babies) that look like their parents

• stimulus

• homeostasis

• cells

• reproduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

to get bigger in size

• development

• growth

• abiotc

• biotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

to become more advanced (be able to do harder things)

• development

• evolution

• response

• growth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

reproduction involving 2 parents

• asexual reproduction

• development

• homeostasis

• sexual reproduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

reproduction involving only 1 parent (offspring are identical to the parent)

• sexual reproduction

• stimulus

• asexual reproduction

• response

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2