Exploring Our Fluid Earth

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Question Set: Properties of Life
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts
Structure and Function
Patterns
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
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Question Set: Properties of Life
  1. Use your own words to define the term organism.
     
  2. What is DNA and how is it important to life on Earth?
     
  3. Heredity
    1. What is meant by the term hereditary information?
    2. Describe a trait you inherited from your parents.
       
  4. How do humans maintain homeostasis in regards to body temperature? Provide some examples from your daily life.
     
  5. 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.