Characteristics of Life Review Questions 25

Front

What is a cloud?

Back

A cloud is nonliving.

Front

What theory states that all organisms are composed of one or more cells and that all cells come from preexisting cells?

Back

Cell Theory.

Front

What is another name for a living thing?

Back

An organism.

Front

What type of reproduction involves only one organism?

Back

Asexual Reproduction.

Front

What do you call an organism that makes its own food?

Back

Autotroph.

Front

What is the term for an organism that cannot make its own food?

Back

Heterotroph.

Front

What is the basic unit of life?

Back

The cell.

Front

What is the process by which living organisms produce offspring?

Back

Reproduction.

Front

What is the term for the ability of an organism to maintain stable internal conditions?

Back

Homeostasis.

Front

What do we call the process by which organisms respond to their environment?

Back

Stimulus response.