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Characteristics of Living Things
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Biology
9th Grade
03/03/2017

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What is the study of living things?
Definition
biology
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What is homeostasis?
Definition
maintaining a stable internal environment
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Oxytocin release during childbirth is an example of what type of feedback
Definition
positive feedback
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What type of feedback has a graph that goes up and down in a regular pattern?
Definition
negative feedback
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What characteristic of living things is described as a dynamic equilibrium?
Definition
homeostasis
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How do plants respond to external stimuli like gravity or light?
Definition
tropisms
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Why do plants flower at different times of the year based on the amount of light?
Definition
photoperiodism
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What type of feedback controls insulin and glucagon release from the pancreas?
Definition
negative feedback
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What is the outcome of mitosis?
Definition
2 cells genetically identical to the original cell
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What is it called when stem cells change to become different types of cells?
Definition
differentiation
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Why do plants close the stomata on their leaves?
Definition
to conserve water
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What are examples of autotrophic organisms?
Definition
plants and algae
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What process do auototrophic organisms use to convert light energy to chemical energy?
Definition
photosynthesis
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What is mitosis?
Definition
division of the nucleus
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Where does mitosis occur in plants?
Definition
meristems
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What is a characteristic of prokaryotes?
Definition
no nucleus
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What type of organisms use internal heat sources to maintain homeostasis?
Definition
endothermic
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A runner off of a plant represents what type of reproduction?
Definition
asexual
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Flowers on a plant represent what type of reproduction?
Definition
sexual
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What type of reproduction produces genetic diversity in the offspring?
Definition
sexual
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Does sexual reproduction use meiosis or mitosis to produce?
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Meiosis
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What type of metabolism breaks down molecules?
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catabolism
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What type of organisms obtains energy from consuming autotrophs and heterotrophs?
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heterotrophs
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What domain of organisms has nuclei in their cells?
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eukarya
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What domain is the state amphibian in?
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eukarya
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What domain is the state tree in?
Definition
eukarya
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What domain is the bacterium that causes strep throat in?
Definition
bacteria
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