Needs of Living Things
All living things on earth need this liquid
Water
To keep a species from going extinct, organisms have this characteristic/ability
Reproduce
What can the phrase, "Dear King Philip Came Over For Great Spaghetti" help you remember?
The categories of classification of living things;
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
The term for a two word naming system used in classification
Binomial Nomenclature
The term for an organism that has a backbone
Vertebrate
Everything needs an environment or place where it can survive. What do we call this?
Living Space
Flinching, or moving out of the way is someone throws something at you demonstrates this characteristic of living things
Responding to stimulus/ Responding to surroundings
The word for organisms that make their own food/ Do Photosynthesis
Autotroph
The term for an Organism made of many cells
Unicellular
The term for an organism that does NOT have a backbone
Invertebrate
Whether by eating or by absorbing light, all living things must take in and use this
What is Energy?
Running away from a predator, foraging for food, or growing leaves and fruit requires this characteristic of all living things
What is Using Energy
The word for an organism that consumes other organisms for energy
Heterotroph
The word for any living thing
Organism
The process by which species gradually change over time
We need to maintain this state inside our bodies. What is it called?
Homeostasis
These are the building blocks of life that all living things are made of
Cells
the process of grouping things based on their similarities
classification
The word for a Primitive unicellular organism that has no nucleus
Prokaryote
An organism with cells that have a nucleus
Eukaryote
We need to take in water and energy to keep this state of balance in our bodies and stay healthy.
Homeostasis
True or False: Some living things on earth are made from different chemicals than most other organisms on earth
Nope. This is False. All life on earth is based on similar chemicals.
The scientific study of how living things are classified
Taxonomy
The term for a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
species
The first word in an organisms scientific name
Genus