Characteristics of Living Things
A living thing that meets all five characteristics of life.
organism
What is the science of classifying things by similar characteristics?
Taxonomy
Which cell is larger? prokaryotic or eukaryotic
eukaryotic
What two classifications are used to name a species?
Genus species
A change in an organism's surroundings
stimuli
An organism's reaction to an environmental change
response
How do scientists group organisms?
By characteristics they share
An organism that is typically single-cellular: prokaryote or eukaryote?
Prokaryote
Felis catus is the scientific name of a household cat. What is the genus?
Felis
Why is a tree considered a living thing?
5 characteristics of life: SUGAR
Define growth and development.
Growth: Gaining in size or mass
Development: Becoming more structurally and/or intellectually complex
What is the smallest and most specific classification on the taxonomy pyramid?
species
An organism that has no nucleus in its cells
Prokaryote
Panthera leo is the scientific name of a lion. What is the species' name?
leo
Define autotroph and name an example.
Plants
Which form of reproduction produces a clone of the parent?
Asexual reproduction
What is the largest and least specific classification of living things?
Kingdom
An organism that has a nucleus containing DNA in its cells.
Eukaryote
True or False: Scientific names are written in italics. The genus is capitalized and the species is lower case.
True
An organism that consumes other organisms for energy
Heterotroph
Name the 5 characteristics of life.
uses energy
grows and develops
are organized in cells
reproduces
Name the levels of classification from most broad to most specific in order.
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Which organism is usually multicellular: prokaryote or eukaryote?
Eukaryote
Binomial Nomenclature
What can be said about all organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis?
They are all autotrophs.