Lesson 1
Any living thing
What is an organism.
A group of similar organisms that can reproduce and their offspring can reproduce.
What is a species.
A very tiny nonliving particle that enters and then reproduces inside a living cell. They can make you very sick.
What is a virus.
Plants with true vascular tissue.
What are vascular plants.
A tiny organism that can live through the most intense living conditions by dehydrating themselves.
An organism made up of only one cell.
What is an unicellular organism.
The two-part scientific name given to an organism.
What is binomial nomenclature.
An organism that provides a source of energy or a suitable environment for a virus to live.
Low-growing plants that lack true vascular plants
True or False: Athlete's Foot is a type of rash caused by bacteria.
False, it is a rash caused by fungi.
An organism made up of many cells
What is a multicellular organism.
The broadest level of organization of living things.
What are domains.
Single-celled organisms, also known as prokaryotes.
What are bacteria
Animals with a backbone
What are vertebrates.
The domain mammals are placed into.
What is Eukarya.
The ability to maintain stable internal conditions.
What is homeostasis.
What is evolution
Eukaryotic organisms that cannot be classified as animals, plants, or fungi.
What are protists.
Animals without a backbone.
What are invertebrates.
Some scientists are injecting ______ into patients to try to heal them of cancer to try to kill the cancer cells without damaging healthy cells.
What are viruses.
The mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources.
What is spontaneous generation.
True or False: A red panda is part of the bear family.
False
True or False: Fungi can be both helpful and harmful.
True
Having a balance of body parts when divided by an invisible center line.
What is symmetry.
True or False: When a population has more people that have had a vaccine, the disease will spread slower or not at all.
True