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Characteristics of Life Wheel
Circle Graphic Organizer Instructions
Use a paper plate as a template to draw a circle on paper. It will not fit completely. That is ok.
Cut out the circle and fold it until you have 8 equal sections.
In the center of the circle, write the statement, “Characteristics of Living Things”
Draw lines on your folds so each section is separated.
The sections of your wheel should include the following information (in no particular order).
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Section 1- Write the statement: Made up of cells.
Define cell and explain the difference between unicellular and multicellular.
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Section 2- Write the statement: Reproduce
Define sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction
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Section 3- Write the statement: Based on a universal genetic code
Define DNA
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Section 4- Write the statement: Grow and develop.
Give an example of an organism that develops and changes dramatically throughout its life.
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Section 5- Write the statement: Obtain and use materials and energy.
Define metabolism.
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Section 6- Write the statement: Respond to their environment.
Give one example of how an organism responds to its environment.
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Section 7- Write the statement: Maintain a stable internal environment.
Define homeostasis and give one example of homeostasis.
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Section 8- Write the statement: As a group, living things evolve
Define evolve.
Chapter 2: Chemistry of Life–Study Guide
Define: (41 points)
Homeostasis
Virus
Prion
Element
Matter
Atom
Proton
Electron
Neutron
Nucleus
Covalent bond
Molecule
Organic
Inorganic
Carbohydrate
Lipids
Nucleic acid
Macromolecule
Monomer
Polymer
Monosaccharide
Amino acid
Nucleotide
Cell
Cell membrane
Phospholipid
Hydrophobic
Hydrophilic
Polar molecule
Hydrogen bond
Cohesion
Adhesion
Solvent
1 .List the five characteristics of living things according to the textbook.
2 .Why must living organisms be able to reproduce?
3 .Why is homeostasis an important characteristic of living things?
4 .What do you think it means to sense and respond to stimuli?
5 .What are the possible sources of energy for living organisms?
6 .Why is it essential that living things be able to use energy?
7 .A friend asks you about viruses: Specifically, she wants to know if they are alive. You explain that viruses consist of genetic
material (RNA or DNA) surrounded by a protein coat, which may or may not be enclosed in a small membrane. When a virus infects a
cell, the genetic material in the virus “overwrites” the cell's genetic instructions, and the cell produces more of the components of the
virus and assembles the components for it.