Lillian Peppers: Characteristics of Organisms

Definition: a Definition: an
microscopic single- organism consisting
celled organism of a cell or cells in
that has neither a which the genetic
distinct nucleus with material is DNA in
Information: Eukaryotes are
Information: Organisms that a membrane and the form of
multicellular organisms and
are prokaryote are unicellular, no other chromosomes
consist of all living things
reproduce asexually, and have specialized contained within a
including us human. They
no Nucleus. organelles distinct nucleus.
reproduce sexually, so you
Eukaryotes include all
Fun facts: Prokaryote means “Before Nucleus” because need two sex cells, male
multicellular
prokaryote cells don’t have a nucleus. and female in order to
organisms
produce offspring

Fun Facts: Info: Bacteria is unicellular and reproduce asexually.

We humans
Definition: Fun Facts: Most unicellular cells and
are
consisting organisms are prokaryotic, the one
multicellular
of a single below isn’t but the one to the left is.
as well as
cell.
almost
Definition: having or consisting of
everything
many cells.
on Earth.
Cells are
usually
specialized
and work
together!
Definition: an organism Info: All plants on Earth are Autotrophs and get

deriving its nutritional their nutrients from the sun. Sunflowers are a great

requirements from example.

complex organic
substances. Definition: an
organism that is
Fun Fact: Big Pandas are heterotrophs and so are we! able to form
nutritional
Info: They eat other
organic
organisms. Plants
substances from
aren’t because they
simple inorganic
get nutrients from the
substances.
sun.

Definition: the production of new living

organisms by combining genetic information
from two individuals of different types (sexes).

Fun Facts:
Most things
Definition: Asexual reproduction is a type
reproduce
of reproduction by which offspring arise from a
sexually.
single organism.

Fun Facts: Strawberries are asexual and sexual

because they produce pollen and produce
runners, basically cloning themselves!