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Question Set: Properties of Life
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts:
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas:
- Use your own words to define the term organism.
- What is DNA and how is it important to life on Earth?
- Heredity
- What is meant by the term hereditary information?
- Describe a trait you inherited from your parents.
- How do humans maintain homeostasis in regards to body temperature? Provide some examples from your daily life.
- Do you think viruses should be counted as living organisms? Explain your reasoning in detail.
Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. University of Hawaii, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.