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Needs of Living Things
Characteristics of Living Things
Classifying Organisms
Kingdoms
Vocabulary
100
An organisms ability to maintain stable internal conditions.
What is homeostasis
100
The process of changing into a more complex organism.
What is development
100
The scientist who organized animals into groups according to how they moved.
What is Aristotle
100
Not one of the kingdoms Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protist, Eukaryote, Fungi, Plants, Animals
What is Eukaryote
100
The dense portion of some cells containing nucleic acids
What is nucleus
200
The most abundant chemical in cells
What is water
200
An organism that can manufacture its own food
What is autotroph
200
Traces of ancient organisms preserved in rock
What is fossil
200
The protist kingdom is known as this (junk drawer)
What is the odds and ends kingdom
200
A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring
What is species
300
2 major gases present in the atmosphere today
What is nitrogen and oxygen
300
An organism that is made of only one cell
What is unicellular
300
The scientific study of how things are classified
What is taxonomy
300
An organism whose cells do not contain a nucleus
What is prokaryote
300
A change in an organisms environment that causes a reaction
What is stimulus
400
Basic needs of living things
What is energy, water, living space and stable internal conditions
400
Experiments that involve two tests that are identical except for one factor
What is controlled experiment
400
The first part of an organisms name
What is genus
400
An organism whose cell contains a nucleus
What is eukaryote
400
A belief that was disproved by Redi performing experiments to show that flies do not arise from meat
What is spontaneous generation
500
Going on a space mission, what needs should be taken into consideration
food, water, shelter, clothing & oxygen
500
How do organisms differ from nonliving things
Living things are made up of cells, and use energy to grow, develop and reproduce
500
Seven levels of classification in order from broadest to most specific
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family , Genus & Species
500
The only 2 Kingdoms that contain Prokaryotes
What is Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
500
Can you use the same taxonomic key to classify all organisms?
No because taxonomic keys are made to classify specific organisms.