Characteristics of Living Things
These are the basic units of function and structure in all living things.
Cells
The study of how organisms are classified
Taxonomy
Plants go through this process to make their own food
Photosynthesis
What are the two types of animals?
Vertebrates and invertebrates
This is a change in your environment that you respond to
Stimulus
The second word of the two-word scientific name for a living thing
Species
This is the green pigment in plants that absorbs sunlight
Chlorophyll
These are animals that have spines
Vertebrates
These are living things that produce their own food
Autotrophs
The first word of the two-word scientific name of a species
Genus
These parts of the plants capture light and are responsible for exchanging gases
Leaves
These vertebrates have scales, thick skin, and lay eggs
Reptiles
These are living things that are not able to create their own food
Heterotrophs
The broadest level of classification is known as
Domain
What is the difference between vascular and nonvascular plants
Vascular plants have vascular tissue that help transport food/water/nutrients to the whole plant
Name the 5 groups of vertebrates
Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish
This was the incorrect idea that living things can be created from nonliving sources
Spontaneous Generation
This is the system where each living thing is given a two-word scientific name
Binomial Nomenclature
What are the two types of vascular tissue?
Phloem and xylem
This group of mammals lay eggs
Monotremes