4. Reproduce
Asexual - Splitting of cells
-same old, same old
- offspring's are clones
Sexual – Joining of cells
(Genetic differences)
5. DNA Are based on a universal
genetic code
DNA dexoyribonucleic acid
Traits passed from generation to
generation.
6. Develop and Grow
Grow = producing more cells
Develop = change->metamorphism
differentiation
7. Obtain and use Energy
Autotrophs (producers)
(self) (feed) ----->
photosynthesis
Heterotrophs (consumers)
(other) (feed)
Metabolism = sum of all chemical
reactions
8. Respond to their environment
Stimulus –
a signal to which an organism
responds
Biotic – living
Abiotic - not living
9. Homeostasis
(steady) (state)
=Maintain an Internal Balance
10. As a group Evolution
(Change over time)
Adaptation
trait that makes an organism
better suited to survive in their
environment
Evolve
population changes over many years
