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| What is part of air and needed by most plants and animals to live? |
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| What is the term for the living thing that carries out basic life functions on its own? |
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| What is the smallest unit of living matter? |
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| What is a group of similar cells that work together to carry out a job? |
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| What is a group of tissues that work together to do a certain job? |
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| What is a group of organs that work together to carry on life functions? |
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| What are the five basic life functions? |
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1. grow and develop
2. use energy
3. reproduce, or make more of their own kind
4. respond to the environment
5. get rid of wastes |
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| What are the basic needs of living things? |
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1. food
2. water
3. a place to live
4. oxygen |
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| Give some examples of tissues. |
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| bones, muscles, nerves, onion skin layers |
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| Give some examples of organs. |
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| brain, heart, roots, stems, leaves |
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| Give some examples of organ systems. |
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digestive system (liver, stomach, and intestines)
the plant's system (roots, leaves, and stems) |
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| What is the term for organisms that are so small you need a microscope to see them? |
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| How do living things get energy? |
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| They get energy by eating or making food. |
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| What are the "building blocks" of living things? |
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| What shape are plant cells? |
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| What is the name of the green material which makes food for the plant? |
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| Cells are organized into ____________. |
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| Groups of tissue form __________. |
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| One-celled organism so small you need a microscope to see them are called ______. |
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| Name two things microorganisms do. |
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1. feed on dead organisms (helpful)
2. cause disease and illness (harmful) |
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| A living thing that carries out five basic life funtions is called a(n) ____________. |
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| What does chlorophyll need to make food for the plant? |
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| Do animal cells contain chlorophyll? |
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| An organism is a living thing that carries out five basic ______ _______. |
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| What do you use to identify something as living or nonliving? |
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