Needs of Living Things
Characteristics of Living Things
Classification and Taxonomy
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100

All living things on earth need this liquid

Water

100

To keep a species from going extinct, organisms have this characteristic/ability

Reproduce

100

What can the phrase, "Dear King Philip Came Over For Great Spaghetti" help you remember?

The categories of classification of living things; 

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

100

The term for a two word naming system used in classification 

Binomial Nomenclature

100

The term for an organism that has a backbone

Vertebrate

200

Everything needs an environment or place where it can survive. What do we call this?

Living Space

200

Flinching, or moving out of the way is someone throws something at you demonstrates this characteristic of living things

Responding to stimulus/ Responding to surroundings

200

The word for organisms that make their own food/ Do Photosynthesis

Autotroph

200

The term for an Organism made of many cells 

Unicellular

200

The term for an organism that does NOT have a backbone

Invertebrate

300

Whether by eating or by absorbing light, all living things must take in and use this

What is Energy?

300

Running away from a predator, foraging for food, or growing leaves and fruit requires this characteristic of all living things

What is Using Energy

300

The word for an organism that consumes other organisms for energy

Heterotroph

300

The word for any living thing

Organism

300

The process by which species gradually change over time

Evolution
400

We need to maintain this state inside our bodies. What is it called?

Homeostasis

400

These are the building blocks of life that all living things are made of

Cells

400

the process of grouping things based on their similarities 

classification

400

The word for a Primitive unicellular organism that has no nucleus 

Prokaryote

400

An organism with cells that have a nucleus

Eukaryote

500

We need to take in water and energy to keep this state of balance in our bodies and stay healthy. 

Homeostasis

500

True or False: Some living things on earth are made from different chemicals than most other organisms on earth

Nope. This is False. All life on earth is based on similar chemicals.

500

The scientific study of how living things are classified

Taxonomy

500

The term for a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring. 

species

500

The first word in an organisms scientific name

Genus