True or False. Life maintains internal constancy.

What is the basic unit of life?

True or false. Living organisms are characterized by simple to complex organization.

This refers to the changes in the hereditary features of an organism over time.

A pygmy seahorse is barely visible in its coral habitat, thanks to its unique body shape, skin color, and texture. What characteristics of life is being manifested by the pygmy seahorse?

It is the process by which traits of parents are blended during sexual reproduction into a new individual.

True or False. Bananas, bamboos, and some seed-bearing plants reproduce sexually.

Different species that live together make up a                        that either work together or against one another for territory, food, and reproduction.

In                     , energy is used to bring small molecules together to build larger molecules while in                 , large molecules are broken down into simpler substances.

Birds in the temperate zone migrate during winter to places with warmer climates. What characteristics of life is manifested in this statement?

Soft corals sway back and forth like trees do in the wind and follow the direction of the ocean currents. This characteristic of life refers to                         .

This refers to the ability of an organism to capture energy from its environment, store it as complex organic molecules and break down the molecules to release energy for its own use.

Evolution through natural selection will occur most rapidly for populations of plants that