Quiz 1 Study Cards - Answer Key

QUESTION: What are the 5 characteristics of living things?
ANSWER: (1) Organization (2) Reproduction, (3) Adjust to Surroundings (4) Growth & Development, (5) Energy, Water and Minerals

QUESTION: All living things are organized.  What does this mean?
ANSWER: They are specially designed to perform different life functions.

QUESTION: All organisms have the ability to reproduce.  What does this mean?
ANSWER: Organisms produce new organisms that are similar to them.

QUESTION: What happens if an organism does not get energy, water or minerals?
ANSWER: The organism dies.

QUESTION: What type of instrument would you need to see a cell on your body?
ANSWER: A microscope

QUESTION:  Define "Cell"
ANSWER: The smallest unit of life.  A cell contains all the materials necessary for life.

QUESTION: Define "Organism"
ANSWER: A living thing.

QUESTION: What is a multicellular organism?
ANSWER: An organism with more than one cell.

QUESTION: All living things begin as how many cells? 
ANSWER: One cell

QUESTION: What type of instrument do you need to see a cell on your own body?
ANSWER: A microscope

QUESTION: What is DNA?
ANSWER: A very long list of instructions that gives each cell in your body its own shape and function.

QUESTION: A cell divides into two separate cells using a process called what?
ANSWER: Cell division

QUESTION: Explain how a cell divides into two separate cells.
ANSWER:
(1) Chromosomes line up in the center of the cell
(2) Chromosomes split into two identical halves
(3) Cell makes a fold down the middle
(4) Cell splits into two identical halves

QUESTION: All living things are made of what?
ANSWER: Cells