The 7 Characteristics of Life

Lecture Slides:

Focus Questions:
1. What is Mr. P’s Doag’s Name?
2. What does “Sam” do? (7pts)
3. What does all that STAND for? [Feel free to pause the video to actually get them all in here] (7pts)
4. What do organisms do when the environment changes? (1pt)
5. What is a stimulus? (1pt)
6. Is the dog alive? (1pt)
7. In addition to getting larger, what do organisms do? (1pt)
8. In order for something to be considered alive, they must be able to ______.
9. Contrast sexual and asexual reproduction. Be sure to discuss genetic variation/similarity to the parent(s). (2pts)
10. All living things are made of _____. (1pt)
11. Contrast unicellular organisms with multicellular organisms. (2pts)
12. How many of the seven “characteristics of life” do cells have? (1pt)
13. What is a tissue? (1pt)
14 What is an organ? (1pt)
15. What molecule do ALL living things use to store the genetic heritable information? (1pt)
16. Does the molecule HAVE to be DNA? (1pt)
17. What does it mean that this coded information is heritable? (1pt)
18. What is homeostasis? (1pt)
19. Give at least three examples of organisms regulating their internal environment. [Example finders, pay attention here!] (3pts)
20. What is meant by an organism’s metabolism?
21. Compare AND contrast the two types of metabolism. [Don’t forget to state what they have in common]. (3pts)
22. Why did Mr. P NOT include footage of his cat in this video? (1pt)
23. Are viruses alive? Explain why, or why not. (3pts)