All living things ________. Some of you guys are going to be six inches taller when I see you next year!
Grow.
100
The smallest "thing" (unit) found in a living system.
An atom
100
All kingdoms have smaller levels within it. The smallest level is the _______, which are organisms that share similar characteristics and can have fertile offspring with each other.
Species
100
When you first classify an organism, you would put it into one of six _____________.
Kingdoms.
100
Which of the following is NOT an organism?
A. sponge
B. virus
C. tree
D. bacterium
B. virus
200
All living things are made up of these basic units of life called ________.
Cells.
200
Cells that work together create a ________.
Tissue
200
A phylum can next be divided into _______.
Classes
200
When classifying an organism, one of the first questions you would ask is what type of cells it has. What are the two types of cells?
Simple (prokaryotic) or complex (eukaryotic).
200
What kind of energy do living things use to grow, move, and reproduce?
Chemical energy.
300
All living things ____________ to make more of themselves.
Reproduce.
300
Your heart, lungs, brain, etc. are all examples of this.
Organs
300
What is a smaller level of classification, phylum or order?
Order.
300
When classifying an organism, one of the questions you would ask if how it gets its food. What are the two ways an organism can get its food?
Produce (make it) or consume (eat it).
300
If I smell delicious apple pie, and I start to salivate, what is the stimulus?
The smell of apple pie
400
All organisms use _________, so they can grow, move, and reproduce.
Energy
400
Atoms combine to make ____________.
Molecules.
400
What's a larger level of classification, class or family?
Class
400
Imagine you discovered an organism with simple cells. It was single-celled, and it was found in a super extreme environment. What kingdom would you classify this organism?
Archaebacteria
400
If it's cold outside, and I shiver to keep myself warm, this whole process of trying to maintain a constant internal environment is called ___________.
Homeostasis
500
All living things respond to a ___________.
stimulus.
500
An organism is made up of various ________________, such as the digestive system, respiratory system, etc.
Organ systems.
500
A group of different species, but are still very similar to each other, would probably all belong to the same _______.
Genus.
500
Suppose you found an organism that had complex cells, it was multicellular, and it got its food by eating rotting things. What kingdom would you classify this organism into?
Fungi
500
The process of identifying and classifying organisms is called ____________. Those with similar characteristics and DNA are grouped together.