Characteristics of living things
Vocabulary PowerPoint
Word
Cell
Definition
Basic unit of life
Picture
Word
Unicellular
Definition
Made of one cell
Picture
Word
Multicellular
Definition
Made of more
than one cell
Picture
Word
Stimulus
Definition
A change in the
environment
that causes a
reaction
Picture
Word
Response
Definition
A reaction
caused by a
stimulus
Picture
Word
Homeostasis
Definition
Keeping
everything in
your body the
same
(temperature,
etc.)
Picture
Word
Ectotherm
Definition
Cold blooded –
body
temperature
changes
Picture
Word
Endotherm
Definition
Warm-blooded
– body
temperature
always stays
the same
Picture
Word
Asexual
reproduction
Definition
One parent
Picture
Word
Sexual
Reproduction
Definition
2 parents
Picture
Animals and other consumers get
energy from their food.
Word
Consumer
Definition
Organisms that
get their energy
by eating food
(animals!)
Picture
Plants (Producers) use the energy
from sunlight to make food by
photosynthesis.
Word
Producer
Definition
Organism that
gets energy
from the sun
(plants!)
Picture
Where does all the energy on the
earth come from?
THE SUN!!
Plants get their food
from the sun and
everyone else gets
their food from
plants or animals
that eat plants!
Word
Decomposer
Definition
Organism that
gets energy by
breaking down
dead stuff
Picture
Exit slip:
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What are cells?
What is a consumer?
What is a producer?
Give an example of a consumer.
Give an example of a producer.
What is a decomposer?