The reaction of an organism to a stimulus is called _______.
A Response
100
What is taxonomy?
The classification of living things
100
The classification system most commonly used today separates organisms into _______ kingdoms.
a. four
b. five
c. three
d. seventeen
five kingdoms.
100
________ is another word for any living thing.
An organism
100
Cellular _________ is the process by which the energy is released from food.
What is respiration.
200
What is the first word of an organism's scientific name?
a Genus
200
Humans, cats, dogs and elephants are in what phylum?
Chordata
200
Scientific names of organisms consist of _______.
a. order and family
b. genus and species
c. class and order
d. family and genus
B; Genus and species
200
Another word for classification of organisms is __________.
phylum.
200
A invertebrate is defined as having a ____________
a. brain
b. backbone
c. no backbone
d. stimuli
No backbone.
300
What is the type of reproduction that involves only one parent?
Asexual
300
About 95% of all animal species are________
a. radially symmetrical
b. vertebrates
c. invertebrates
c, invertebrates
300
What is a hypothesis?
A prediction that can be tested.
300
__________ describes an animal that stays in one place for its life.
a. agile
b. mobile
c. sessile
d. sedimentary
c, sessile
300
A dog runs to the door when it hears the doorbell. This is an example of what characteristic of living things?
a. using energy b. growth and development c. response to stimuli
Response to Stimuli
400
What is stimulus?
A change in environment.
400
What is the type of reproduction that involves 2 parents?
sexual
400
The plant kingdom is broken into how many groups and what is the name of the groups?
2 groups, vascular and non- vascular
400
To solve a problem, scientists follow a series of steps called what?
The Scientific Method.
400
What is the smallest unit of life that carries on life functions?
a. cell
b. atom
c. organelle
a; cell
500
Which choice is the properly written scientific name for a Great White Shark?
a. Biggus Sharkus
b. carcharodon carcharias
c. animalia chordata
d. Carcharodon carcharia