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Living Things
Classification Systems
Viruses, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi
Plants and Animals
Vocabulary
100

What are the basic building blocks of all living things?

Cells

100

Aedes aegypti is a mosquito. Aedes is the name of it's.....

a. order

b. family

c. genus

Genus
100

Which of the following groups is heterotrophic?

a. Domain Fungi

b. Kingdom Fungi

c. Kingdom Protista

b. Kingdom Fungi

100

What is the difference between vertebrate and invertebrate?

Vertebrates have a backbone.

100

What is an autotroph?

An organism that creates its own food.

200

What is an example of homeostasis?

a. reproduction

b. controlling an experiment

c. growth and development

d. maintaining a steady temperature

d. maintaining a steady temperature

200

What do you call a group of similar organisms that can mate and reproduce offspring who can ALSO mate and reproduce?

species

200

How do bacteria reproduce?

Copy their DNA and split in half. 

200

How many groups of vertebrates are there?

5

200

What is the scientific study of how organisms are classified called?

Taxonomy

300

What kind of reproduction requires two parents? 

sexual reproduction

300

How many levels are in the classification system?

8

300

What does a virus need to reproduce?

host

300

Draw an organism with bilateral symmetry.

Your organism must be able to split into 2 equal parts. If you an split it into more parts it would have radial symmetry. 

300

What is a substance used in vaccinations that consists weakened pathogens?

Vaccine

400

An oasis is a place in a sandy desert where water rises to the surface. Trees and plants often grow by the water and animals make their homes there. What would happen to the organisms living in an oasis if the water dried up?

All the organisms would have to move to a new place with water or else they would die. 

400
Domain has the most _____________ but they have the _____________ similarities. 

organisms, least

400

Can parasites live on their own?

No, they have to live in or on a host to get food and energy.

400

Which plants are going to grow taller and stronger?

Vascular plants because they have vascular tissue.

400

What do all living things have after being introduced to stimuli?

response

Loud noise - baby cries, jump out of seat

500

List the 8 characters ALL living things need.

Cells, DNA, Reproduce, Grow & Develop, Respond to Stimuli, Adapt over time, Energy, Homeostasis (maintain internal balance)
500

What is the language of science?

Latin

500

What is one way bacteria can help us?

make foods, help digest food, environmental cleanup, health and medicine, oxygen production

500
What is one difference between and plant and animal cell? 

Shape of cell

Plant has cell wall, larger vacuole and chloroplast

Animal cell has lysosomes, smaller vacuole, no cell wall

500

What the purpose of the nucleus? 

Brain of the cell, holds DNA