Characteristics of life
This is the basic unit of life.
What is a cell?
An increase in the number of cells is called this.
What is growth?
The process of grouping living things by similarities and differences.
What is biological classification?
Bacteria belong to this kingdom.
What is Monera?
The system of naming organisms with two parts is called this.
What is binomial nomenclature?
Organisms react to their environment; this is called a ________.
What is a stimulus/response?
This life function removes waste products from the body.
What is excretion?
The broadest level of classification.
What is Domain?
This kingdom includes mostly single-celled organisms with a nucleus
What is Protista?
In a scientific name, this part is capitalized.
What is the genus?
Maintaining a stable internal environment is called this.
What is homeostasis?
Plants that make their own food are called this.
What are autotrophs?
Carl Linnaeus is known as the “Father of” this system.
What is classification?
Mushrooms, molds, and yeasts belong to this kingdom.
What is Fungi?
In a scientific name, this part is lowercase.
What is the species?
Over many generations, species change to survive. This process is called ________.
What is adaptation?
The process of using energy to build complex molecules like proteins
What is synthesis?
In Aristotle’s system, animals were grouped by this characteristic.
What is where they lived (land, water, air)?
These multicellular organisms make their own food through photosynthesis.
What is Plantae?
The scientist who developed binomial nomenclature.
Who is Carl Linnaeus?
The two metabolic processes are digestion and the energy-making process.
What is cellular respiration?
The movement of nutrients from the stomach to the cells is an example of this life function.
What is transport?
The modern system uses this type of science to more accurately classify organisms.
What is genetics/evolution?
Humans belong to this kingdom.
What is Animalia?
Scientific names are in this language because its meanings don’t change.
What is Latin?