Characteristics Of Life
All living organisms are composed of one or more of these basic units.
What are cells?
The science of classifying living things is known as this
What is Taxonomy?
This kingdom includes multicellular, autotrophic organisms.
What is Plantae?
This section of your field journal includes details like the date, time, weather, and location of your observation.
What is the header?
All living things must do this to create offspring
What is Reproduction?
This is the broadest taxonomic rank.
What is domain?
These two kingdoms are unicellular and lack a nucleus.
What are Eubacteria and Archaebacteria?
This part of a field journal captures the physical features and behaviors of the organism you're studying.
What are observations or descriptions?
The ability of an organism to grow and undergo changes throughout its life is called this.
What are growth and development?
The second highest taxonomic rank, below domain, is this.
What is kingdom?
This kingdom is known for organisms that obtain nutrients by decomposing organic material.
What is Fungi?
This part of the journal often uses labels, arrows, and captions to enhance understanding of the visual information.
What are sketches or drawings?
Over generations, living organisms undergo this process, allowing them to adjust to their environment.
What is adaptation?
The two-part scientific name of an organism is called this.
What is binomial nomenclature?
Members of this kingdom are primarily single-celled and can be autotrophic or heterotrophic.
What is Protista?
True or False: Scientists use journals to make observations about the natural world.
What is True?
While not always visible, all living things exhibit some form of this, whether it’s the movement of the whole organism or substances within cells.
What is movement?
This scientist is known as the father of taxonomy.
Who is Linnaeus?
This kingdom includes complex, multicellular organisms that can move and respond quickly to their environment.
What is Animalia?
True or False: Can you draw sketches on the right side of your journals?
What is True?