Characteristics of Living Things 1
Characteristics of Living Things 2
Classification of Life
Domains
Other
100
These organisms only have one cell in their body- their body is the cell.
What is unicellular?
100
These organisms are made of many cells.
What is multicellular?
100
This is what we use to classify organisms.
What is taxonomy?
100
This means there is a nucleus inside the cells of organisms.
What is eukaryote?
100
All living things need water, food and ___________ ________.
What is a living space?
200
This chemical is the most abundant in living things.
What is water?
200
Cells use this to perform functions in a living thing.
What is energy?
200
An organism's scientific name consists of the _______ and ______.
What is genus, species?
200
In the bacteria domain, these organisms obtain food by being....
What is autotrophs and heterotrophs?
200
A deer sees a car coming. It turns and runs away. The response in this example is..
What is the deer runs away?
300
This is when an organism becomes larger.
What is growth?
300
A deer sees a car coming. It turns and runs away. The stimulus in this example is..
What is the car?
300
List the classification system in order from broadest to most specific.
What is domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species?
300
This domain of life likes to live in deep ocean vents.
What is archae?
300
An organism's scientific name should be written in ________ and _______.
What is Latin and italics?
400
This form of reproduction is when two parents (sperm and egg) are involved to create an offspring different than the parents.
What is sexual reproduction?
400
This is when an organism becomes more complex.
What is development?
400
When using an organism's binomial nomenclature, you use these two levels of classification.
What is genus and species?
400
We belong to this domain.
What is eukarya?
400
This is the process when an organism has to maintain its internal living conditions by using methods such as shivering, shedding and sweating.
What is homeostasis?
500
This chemical in an organism's body is what gives it energy.
What is carbohydrates?
500
This is when an organism reproduces and has identical DNA to its offspring.
What is asexual reproduction?
500
This is a group of organisms that successfully mate with one another to produce offspring.
What is species?
500
These kingdoms belong to the eukarya domain.
What is plants, animals, protists and fungi?
500
This means that there is no nucleus inside the cell.
What is prokaryote?
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