Characteristics of Life

You turn on the kitchen lights and the roaches run for cover under the refrigerator.

• Cells & Oranization

• Homeostasis

• Metabolism

• Adaptations

• Response to Stimuli

If you eat a lot of carbs and your blood sugar rises too high, your pancreas will release insulin to regulate your blood sugar levels.

• Cells & Oranization

• Homeostasis

• Metabolism

• Adaptations

• Response to Stimuli

If planted, a kernel of corn will grow into a corn stalk.

• Cells & Oranization

• Growth & Development

• Metabolism

• Adaptations

• Response to Stimuli

Yeast and hydra clone themselves through a process called budding.

• Cells & Oranization

• Growth & Development

• Metabolism

• Reproduction

• Response to Stimuli

Fungi decay the materials on the rain forest floor.

• Cells & Oranization

• Growth & Development

• Metabolism

• Reproduction

• Response to Stimuli

Over time, giraffes have developed longer necks so they can reach the leaves on the tall trees.

• Cells & Oranization

• Adaptations

• Metabolism

• Reproduction

• Response to Stimuli

While jellyfish are multicellular organisms, they do not possess organs, only tissues.

• Cells & Oranization

• Adaptations

• Metabolism

• Reproduction

• Response to Stimuli

Plants photosynthesize.

• Cells & Oranization

• Adaptations

• Metabolism

• Reproduction

• Response to Stimuli

Animals and fungi are heterotrophs

• Cells & Oranization

• Adaptations

• Metabolism

• Reproduction

• Response to Stimuli

Heart rate, toxin levels, body temperature, and water levels are all examples of our bodies mainitaining this.

• Cells & Oranization

• Adaptations

• Metabolism

• Homeostasis

• Response to Stimuli