Terms
The process of making more of the same species
Reproduction
What is the importance of classifying living things?
Easy to study
Seaweed is an example of a
Protoctist
A vertebrate is defined as an animal with a _____________
Backbone / Spine
How many chambers does a mammalian heart have?
Four
Mass of an organism without its water or liquid
Dry mass
The broadest/ least specific group of the classification system
Kingdom
Can make its own food
Plants
The term for warm-blooded
Endothermic
Insect
Changes in the environment
Stimuli
The binomial naming system is made up of two parts which are...
Genus and species
Feeds on organic substances
Animals
Exoskeletons are present in these four classes.
Insects, Myriapods, Arachnids, Crustaceans
Are bacteria or viruses smaller?
Viruses
Increase in complexity
Development
It's used to classify living organisms as well as reflect evolutionary relationships
DNA
What is the circular DNA in bacteria called?
Plasmid
A vertebrate that lays eggs with leathery shells
Reptiles
Viruses are non-living because ___________
they can't reproduce without a host
Chemical reactions in a living body
Metabolic reactions
Arrangement of organs in a living organism
Anatomy
Some are saprophytic and others are parasitic
Fungi
A temporary organ that grows with a mammal's young in the female's uterus
Placenta
This group of plants have parallel veins on their leaves.
Monocots