Living Things
What is another word for "living things?
Organisms
Spontaneous generation is the idea that ___________ things can arise from ______________ things.
Living/Nonliving
Which is NOT a basic need of life?
Air, Food, stable internal conditions, Water
Air
The process of grouping things based on their similarities is called.
Classification
The highest and most broad level of classification for organisms is the ________________ & the smallest and most specific level of classification is the ________________.
Domain/Species
What is the difference between a unicellular organism and a multicellular organism?
A unicellular organism is made of one cell and a multicellular organism is made of many cells.
Define autotroph.
An organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
Which is NOT as single-celled organism? bacteria, mold, or algae
mold
The study of how living things are classified and named is called.
Taxonomy
As you move down the levels of classification, the number of organisms in each group _______________.
Decreases
Name the stimulus and response! You open a window and you get goosebumps.
Stimulus is the open window, Response is you get goosebumps
Define heterotroph.
An organism that eats other plants or animals (consumes food) for energy and nutrients.
Which is NOT a multicelluar organism? Fungi, Fish, Bacteria
Bacteria
The two part naming system developed by Carolus Linnaeus is called
Binomial Nomenclature
What's more closely related, organisms in the same Phylum or the same Genus?
Genus
To arrange something into groups according to similarities
Classify
Living things either make their own, food, eat other things, or break down dead material to get __________.
Energy
Which is NOT a compound of Life? Water, Carbohydrates, or Oxygen
Oxygen
__________ __________ are paired statements that describe the physical characteristics of different organisms and help to identify unknown organisms, while _______ ________use pictures and habitat descriptions to identify common species of an area.
Dichotomous Keys & Field Guides
Organisms in the the same Class are ___________ closely related than organisms in the same Order.
less
The system of classifying living things into categories.
Taxonomy
Bacteria do not have hearts. Many reproduce by creating clones of themselves (asexual reproduction). They break down other living things for energy. They can mutate and respond to their environment.
Are they....living, non-living, or dead?
Living
Which of the following is NOT an autotroph? toad, algae, fern
Toad
Describe the correct way to write the scientific name of an organism.
1. Genus is always written 1st/ Species is always written 2nd 2. Genus is capitalized/ Species is written in lower case. 3. Scientific names of organisms are always italicized when typed and underlined if hand-written
What is the classification hierarchy from most general to most specific? (What is the order of the leves of classification from broad to specific?) HINT: Dear King Phillip came over for good soup
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species