Root Words
Use your biology root words list to define the following term:
Epidermis
Top layer of skin
What is the most specific level of organization in biology?
Species
Use your binomial nomenclature assignment to answer: What does album mean?
white
The application of science
Technology
What is the study of living things?
Biology
Use your biology root words list to define the following term:
Endoskeleton
Skeleton inside the body
What is the broadest level of organization in biology?
Domain
Use your binomial nomenclature assignment to answer: What does rubra mean?
Red
The scientific classification of organisms
Taxonomy
What is a living thing called?
An organism
Use your biology root words list to define the following term:
Phototropism
Response to light
What is the level above genus?
Family
Use your binomial nomenclature assignment to answer: What is the Latin word for sweet smelling?
Odorata
The ability to maintain a stable internal environment
Homeostasis
True or false? All living things need oxygen.
Use your biology root words list to define the following term:
Thermophile
Something that loves heat
Name 2 of the 4 Eukaryotic kingdoms.
Animal, Plant, Fungi and Protist
Use your binomial nomenclature assignment to answer: What is the Latin word for bearing many flowers?
Floridum
Two-part scientific naming system
Binomial Nomenclature
Give two reasons why a rock is not a living thing.
It doesn't reproduce, it doesn't use energy, it doesn't respond to the environment, it isn't made of cells and it doesn't grow
Use your biology root words list to define the following term:
Autotroph
Something that produces it's own food
Name the 3 domains of living things
Eukarya, Bacteria and Archaea
Use your binomial nomenclature assignment to answer: What does acer rubrum mean?
Red Oak
The sum total of all chemical activities taking place within an organism
Metabolism
Name the five needs of a living thing.
Space, water, shelter, gas, and food.