Characteristics of Life
The increase of cell size or number or cells
Growth
group that represents the most closely related organisms
species
Balance
Homeostasis
Having specialized structures with specialized functions
Organization
Who helps Santa get ready for Christmas Day?
Elves
Obtaining of food to provide energy and substances needed for growth and repair
Energy
for the leopard frog, Rana pipiens which is the species identifer
pipiens
The science of classifying organisms
Taxonomy
List the levels of organization from smallest to largest
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
In the movie Elf, what city does Elf travel to to find his family?
New York City
Chemical reactions that occurs in cells to break down nutrients to release energy
Metabolism or energy use
Group of related classes
phylum
Something that causes a reaction
stimulus
A bacterium dividing and becoming two bacteria (be specific)
Asexual reproduction
Traditionally, kids leave out snacks for Santa Claus. What are these snacks?
Cookies and milk
A plant grows toward the sunlight
Response to stimuli
Group of related families
order
A key using physical features of an organism to identify it's scientific name
Dichotomous Key
Using genus and species to describe a specific organism
binomial nomenclature
What is the very popular Christmas drink made from egg yolk and cream?
Eggnog
Changing from one kind of cell to a specialized cell is ______
Development
phylum contains what other taxa
family, genus, species, class, and order
A key used to classify and organism based on its place in evolution
Cladogram
Would this be good for a dichotomous key?:
The animal sleeps during the day and hunts at night.
No
Name the eight original Reindeer that drive Santa's sleigh
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid Donner, Blitzen (but don't forget Rudolph)