Characteristics of Living Organisms _________________________ |
- Life is organized
- Life requires energy
- Living things must maintain an internal constancy
-homeostasis: the ability to maintain chemical constancy (i.e., to stay the same)
- Living things react to environmental change (i.e., their surroundings)
- Living things reproduce, grow, and develop
- Living things adapt
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Cell Membrane Systems, Organelles, and Other Components ___________________________________ |
| cell wall | plasma membrane |
| phospholipid bilayer | membrane proteins |
fluid mosaic membrane model | transport proteins |
| nucleus | nuclear membrane (envelope) |
| nuclear pores | chromosomes |
| DNA | nucleolus |
| receptor proteins | golgi bodies |
| vesicles | mitochondria |
| chloroplasts | ribosomes |
| endoplasmic reticulum (ER) | lysosomes |
| cytoskeleton | microtubules |
| vacuole | |
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