Definitions
These organisms make their own food
AUTOTROPHS
The broadest classification level
A KINGDOM
Any living thing.
AN ORGANISM
The maintenance of stable internal conditions is called...
HOMEOSTASIS
If an organism cannot do this, it is not considered a living thing.
REPRODUCTION
These organisms have to go find an external source of food.
HETEROTROPHS
The biologist who arranged organisms in groups based on observable features was...
Carolus Linnaeus
A reaction to a change.
RESPONSE
The jellyfish is a type of ______________ animal.
INVERTEBRATE
This type of organism can get energy from sunlight in photosynthesis.
PRODUCERS
The study of how scientists classify organisms.
TAXONOMY
The familiar kingdom that contains plants, animals, fungi, and Protista is...
EUKARYA
The source of energy for most living things.
SUNLIGHT
An organism's scientific name consists of
GENUS AND SPECIES
The process whereby the organism becomes larger and changes.
GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT
This system is used to separate animals into specific groups going from broad to specific
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
The first word in an organism's scientific name is the...
Genus
The four Characteristics that all living things share.
THEY OBTAIN AND USE RESOURCES FOR ENERGY, THEY REPRODUCE, THEY RESPOND TO STIMULI, AND THEY GROW AND DEVELOP.
The proper way to write a scientific name is..
CAPITALIZE THE GENUS, AND WRITE IN ITALICS.
To be considered a living thing, it must be made of these.
CELLS
In the classification system, the broadest level is the domain, the three domains are:
Eukarya, Archea, and Bacteria
Most scientific names are written in...
LATIN
The basic unit of structure and function in living things.
THE CELL
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The act of a plant is bending to allow more light reach its leaves.
RESPONDING TO STIMULI