Vocabulary
Another word for living things
Organisms
Who classified organisms and developed a system for naming organisms
Carolus Linneaus
What did Robert Hooke discover while using a microscope?
Cells
Process by which one organism makes one or more new organisms.
Reproduction
An organism with one cell
Unicellular
What is the naming system that gives each organism a two word scientific name?
Binomial Nomenclature
Which type of microscope uses a magnetic field to focus a beam of electrons through an object or onto an object's surface?
*can zoom in the most
Electron microscope
Increasing in size and changing throughout their life
growth and development
An organism with many cells
Multicellular
Which classification grouping is the most general?
Kingdom
Which type of microscope uses light and lenses to magnify images?
Light microscope
Responding to changes in the environment
response to stimuli
A series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism
Dichotomous Key
Which classification grouping is the most specific?
Species
Which type of microscope uses more than one lens to magnify an image?
Compound microscope
Obtaining ____________ in order to carry out every day functions.
Energy
A branched diagram that shows the relationships among organisms, including common ancestors.
Cladogram
What two classification groups are put together to create a scientific name?
What are some ways that microscopes are used today?
health care, studying fossils, forensic science, jewelry, in schools
An organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change.
Homeostasis