Organisms 101

Characteristics of Organisms 1

100

What are the three resources organisms must obtain to get energy

Food, Water & Oxygen

200

Plants are ___________, which means they provide their own food for energy

Autotrophs

300

Animals are __________, which mean they must find an external source of food

Heterotrophs

400

Energy is released from food in most organisms through the process called __________

respiration (also would accept metabolism)

500

plants make their own food through a process called ________

photosynthesis

Characteristics of Organisms 2

100

maintaining internal structure and stability is known as...

homeostasis

200

name one characteristic of life...

answers may vary

300

name another characteristic of life

answers may vary

400

ANOTHER characteristic of life...

answers may vary

500

A virus is an organism - true or false

First answer is chosen...

false

they must have a host to live

Taxonomy 1

100

The study of how scientists classify organisms is called

taxonomy

200

Levels of classification from broad to specific are ____, ______, _______, ________, __________, ___________, _________

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

300

The 5 kingdoms are _________, __________, ___________, ___________, ____________

Plants, Animals, Monera, Protists, Fungi

400

Organisms are placed into kingdoms according to 2 ways. The ability to _________, and the number of ________

make food, cells

500

Give me a mnemonic device to represent all 8 taxonomy groups...

Did King Phillip Come Over For Good Spaghetti?

Taxonomy 2

100

The animal kingdom is divided into two groups ________ and ___________

vertebrates and invertebrates

200

Used as the first word in an organisms scientific name

Genus

300

Consists of all the organisms which are able to reproduce together and produce offspring of the same kind

species

400

Used as the 2nd word in an organisms scientific name

Species

500

Which part is always capitalized in the sciencetific name?

1st / Genus

Biomolecules

100

Proteins are made up of these

Amino Acids

"Mean Ole' Acids"

200

Nucleic Acids are made up of these...

DNA and RNA

300

Name the helpful sugars found in food that athletes need before they train...

Carbohydrates

400

Another name for fats...

lipids

500

Which has more energy per gram...

Fats, Proteins, or Carbohydrates?

Fats

Fat = 9 calories per gram

Proteins and Carbs = 4 calories per gram