TERM 1
"We can say that living
things"
DEFINITION 1
1. can assimilate and use energy 2. C an respond to their
enviornment 3. Can maintain a relat ively constant internal
enviornment 4. Possess an inherited information base, encoded in
DNA, that allows them to function 5. Can reproduce, through the
use of information encoded in DNA 6. Are composed of one or
more cells 7. Evolved from other living things 8. Are highly
organized compared to inanimate ob jects
TERM 2
Hierarchical Organization of Life
DEFINITION 2
1. Atom, 2. Molecule, 3. Organelle, 4. Cell, 5. Tissue, 6.
Organ, 7. Organ system, 8. Organism, 9. Population, 10.
Community, 10. Ecosystem, 11. Biosphere
TERM 3
Evolution
DEFINITION 3
gradual modification of populations of living things over time
TERM 4
Isotopes
DEFINITION 4
various forms of various forms of individual elements, vary in
number of neutrons
TERM 5
Covalent bonding
DEFINITION 5
sharing electrons
