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Characteristics of Living Things
Classification
Homeostasis
Evolution
Wild Card
100
This is the basic structure that makes up all living things.
What is a cell?
100
Define classification.
Grouping together items with shared characteristics.
100
An organism must be able to react or respond to this - a sudden change in the environment.
What is a stimulus?
100
This is the gradual change of a species over time.
What is evolution?
100
This is the most specific level of classification.
What is a species?
200
This is the most abundant chemical found in cells.
What is water?
200
This refers to a "two-name" naming system.
What is binomial nomenclature?
200
Homeostasis keeps internal conditions just right for ______ to function, which make up living things.
What are cells?
200
This is the process of becoming more complex during a life cycle.
What is development?
200
An organism made of only one cell is called this.
What is unicellular?
300
This type of organism is said to be made of multiple cells, or more than one cell.
What is multicellular?
300
This is the scientific study of classification of living things.
What is taxonomy?
300
This type of organism is able to "automatically" make its own food.
What is an autotroph?
300
Evolutionary history can help scientists _______ organisms.
What is classify?
300
This type of organism is unable to make its own food.
What is a heterotroph?
400
This characteristic can be described as the ability of an organism to maintain balanced, stable internal conditions.
What is homeostasis?
400
This universal name for each organism is made of a Genus and a species. It is always two words.
What is a Scientific Name?
400
Animals cannot make their own energy. What type of organism must consume autotrophs for energy?
What is a heterotroph?
400
This person created the theory of evolution.
Who is Charles Darwin?
400
This is a chart of paired statements that describe characteristics of living things.
What is a taxonomic (or dichotomous) key?
500
This refers to the combination of chemical reactions that provide energy within an organism.
What is metabolism?
500
The ability to make food is one criteria by which scientists ________ living things.
What is classify?
500
Most autotrophs are this type of living thing.
What are plants?
500
These two kingdoms contain both unicellular organisms and multicellular organisms. (Animals, Fungus/Fungi, Plants, or Protists)
What are fungi and protists?
500
Which group of organisms includes only multicellular heterotrophs? (Bacteria, Plants, or Animals)
What are animals?