Characteristics
of Life
of Life
the smallest unit of life
What is a cell?
one of the first people to classify organisms
Who is Aristotle?
organisms able to produce fertile offspring
What are species?
the process by which organisms make one or more new organisms
What is reproduction?
Views living and non-living things
What is a light microscope?
living things that are made up of two or more cells
What is a multicellular organism?
named and observed cells
Who is Robert Hooke?
Triple Triple
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
uses light and lenses to enlarge an image of an object
What is a light microscope?
uses light and more than one lense to make an object appear larger than it really is
What is a compound microscope?
grows in size
How does a unicellular organism grow?
came up with the five kingdoms
Who is Robert Whittaker?
a branched diagram that shows the relationship among organisms
What is a Cladogram?
Double Double
cell type, DNA, common ancestry, structure & function, habitat
best for studying the details on an objects surface
What is a SEM?
has all the characteristics of life
What is an organism?
came up with the two part naming system
Who is Carolus Linnaeus?
two part scientific naming system
What is binomial nomenclature?
a similar group of species
What is a genus?
best for studying inside cell structures
What is a Transmission Electron microscope?
Double Double
growth, reproduction, energy, organization, homeostasis, response to stimulus
made improvements to the microscopes
Who is Anton Van Leeuwenhoek?
a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that helps you identify an unknown organism
What is a Dichotomous Key?
ability to maintain internal conditions when outside conditions change
What is homeostasis?
resolution and magnification
What are characteristics of the microscope?