Basic Facts
Auto and Hetero
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3
150

What is made out of cells?


Any organism.

150

What is a heterotroph and what is an autotroph?

An autotroph gets its own food and a heterotroph uses other organisms to get food or energy.


150

Define cell.


The basic unit of structure and function in living things

150

Define organism.

Any living thing.


150

Define classification.

The process of grouping things based on their similarities.



225

What are the three basic things organism need to survive?

Food, water, and space.


225

Is a tick a heterotroph or an autotroph?

It is a heterotroph.  2x the points if you are correct!


225

Define unicellular.



A single celled organism.

2x the points if you are correct!

225

Define multicellular.


An organism consisting of many cells.


225

Define genus.

a group of similar, closely related organisms



375

True or False, all organisms contain very different chemicals.

False


375

Is a wolf a autotroph or a heterotroph?


It is a heterotroph.

375

Define species.


A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring.

375

Define response.


An action or change in behavior when it reacts to a stimuli.


375

Define taxonomy.

The scientific study of how organisms are classified.


440

What does life produce?


More life.


440

Is a Zebra a hetertroph or an autotroph?


It is a hetertroph.

440

Define characteristics.


A feature that helps to identify something.

440

Define Spontaneous generation.


The mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources.

2x the points if you are correct!

440

Define Domain.

The broadest level of organization.


560

All organisms grow, develop, and ______


Reproduce

560

Is a human an autotroph or a heterotroph?


They are hetertroph's.


560

Define stimulus.


Any change or signal in the environment that can make an organism react in some way.


560

Define Homeostasis.

The maintenance of stable internal conditions.


560

Define binomial nomenclature.

When a species is given a name that indicates its genus and species.


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