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Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
Wonderful World of Science Words
Odds and Ends
Classification
100
This is a word meaning one-celled
Unicellular
100
A specific characteristic of an organism - in simple terms, either a dominance or a recessive one will show up
Trait
100
"uni-", as in unicellular, unicorn, or unicycle
One
100
The word unicellular means this
One-celled
100
The genetic "code" of life
DNA
100
This is the act of sorting or organizing something into logical groups based on similarities - in biology, this can be organisms based on physical or other characteristics
(+400: Name the other characteristic that is now used in modern times to classify organisms)
Classification
(Genetic, based on DNA)
200
This is a living thing that can produce its own energy
(BONUS POINTS: Name some examples)
Autotroph
(Plants, algae, phytoplankton, lichen etc)
200
Different forms of a gene or trait that can be inherited by offspring from its parents
Alleles
200
"Bio-", as in biology, biotic, biography, or biomolecule
Life
200
If an organism has a nucleus, then we use this word
Eukaryote (eukaryotic)
200
These organisms, one of the 6 Kingdoms of life, are examples of "extremophiles"
Archaea
200
This is the word for a group of similar organisms that can breed and have successful, fertile offspring
(+300: Give the scientific name of one of these as an example)
Species
300
This is a living thing that cannot produce its own energy
(BONUS POINTS: Name some examples)
Heterotroph
(Animals, Fungi, some Bacteria and Protozoa)
300
On a Punnett Square, if the results are TT or Tt, then the trait will be this
Dominant
300
"Geo-", as in geography, geology, or geotropic
Earth/world
300
If an organism has part of its life cycle in water, but then also inhabits land during a portion of its life, we use this word
Amphibian
300
These 2 Kingdoms don't have nuclei in their cells
Bacteria and Archaea
300
These are organisms that get their food/energy from consuming other living things - no self-sufficiency here!
(+800: For each major kingdom you can name that is like this)
Heterotrophs
(Humans, animals, fungi, many protozoa, most bacteria)
400
This is the branch of biology that deals with identifying, naming, and classifying different living things
Taxonomy
400
In a Punnett Square, if the results are tt, then the trait will be this
Recessive
400
"Photo-", as in photograph, photon, photosynthesis, or phototropic
Light
400
When referring to an organism in Science, we use its scientific name, which is these two words put together (name the levels of classification)
Genus + species
400
This is the word for the classification of all organisms in the Tree of Life based on shared characteristics; it has changed and evolved over time as more species have been discovered - it can be very taxing to think of this stuff
(+1000: Name the person who first came up with a system like this)
Taxonomy
(Carolus Linnaeus, Sweden)
500
This particular type of fossil found in Australia is important in the study of earliest life and is very delicate
Stromatolites
500
The maintenance of balance in an organism which allows it to grow, respond to its environment, transform energy, and reproduce
Homeostasis
500
This is the branch of biology that deals with identifying, naming, and classifying different living things
Taxonomy
500
The fact that water has a high amount of this means that lightweight moving objects, like this spider, can easily "walk on water". It also explains part of what allows water to travel upwards in a plant against gravity: (two words)
Surface tension
500
"-phyte", as in bryophyte, or phytonutrient
Plant
500
This word is used for the study of plants
Botany
500
The scientific name of any organism is made up of these two words:
Genus + species
(Homo sapiens, Felix catus, Canis familiaris)