Vocabulary
Characteristics of Living Things
Dichotomous Keys
Kingdoms
Theories
100
characteristic of an organism that helps it to survive in its environment
What is adaptation
100
When I opened the treat bag, my dog came running
What is a response
100
These are arranged with 2 descriptive statements at each step
What is dichotomous keys
100
This is the largest category
What is kingdom
100
The belief that living things can come from non living things
What is spontaneous generation
200
The length of time an organism is expected to live
What is life span
200
Some types grow in number, other types grow in size
What is a cell
200
A 2 word naming systems scientists use
What is binomial nomenclature
200
Acer Rubrum and Acer Saccharum have this in common
What is the genus
200
The theory that displaced spontaneous generation
What is biogenesis
300
smallest unit of organisms that carries on life functions
What is cell
300
For some organisms, this may take only a few days. For others, this takes many years
What is grow and develop
300
Describe what each of the 2 words identifies in binomial nomenclature
What is genus for the first word and the 2nd word identifies something specific to the organism
300
The evolutionary history of an organism
What is phylogeny
300
The theory that explained why people thought earthworms fell from the sky when it rained
What is spontaneous generation
400
anything an organism reacts to
What is a stimulus
400
This is required for survival of the species, not the individual
What is reproduce
400
Predict what lathyrus odoratus tells you about a sweet pea plant
What is that it has an odor
400
Only organisms that belong to this can mate and reproduce
What is species
400
Where organisms would have come from when a flask of broth was not sealed
What is the air
500
maintenance of steady conditions inside an organism
What is homeostasis
500
Homeostasis requires this
What is energy
500
True or False: Field guides can be used to identify organisms
What is true.
500
This is the basis for the classification of many organisms
What is phylogeny
500
He disproved spontaneous generation
What is Pasteur