Living vs Non-Living
What is the smallest unit of matter?
An atom is the smallest unit of matter
A _________ is a group of individuals that have many common characteristics and can reproduce and have fertile offspring.
A species!
What makes earth special compared to other planets?
Life on earth!
These are the basic unit of life
Cells are the basic unit of life. They make up all living things!
What is the purpose of reproduction?
The purpose of reproduction is to ensure the survival of a species
This is a group of organs that work together
A system
Taxonomy is the science of ___________
Taxonomy is the science of classifying living things
What is the biosphere made of?
All living beings make up the biosphere
True or false: An octopus is a single cellular organism
FALSE! An octopus is a multi- cellular organism
What is a heterotroph? Give an example.
A heterotroph is a living organism that eats other organisms/remains
Ex: animals,fungí, protozoa
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids are all examples of this type of biomolecule?
Organic Biomolecules
In order to properly classify a living thing, the classification must meet these 3 criteria.
The name classification must be natural, objective and discriminatory.
What are the 4 components of earth?
the Geosphere, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere
Give an example of a unicellular organism
Bacteria & Fungi
What is an autotroph? Give and example.
A living thing that makes its own food.
ex: plants, algae, bacteria
What is the function of carbohydrates?
Carbohydrates provide instant energy
True or False: A kingdom is bigger than a genus.
True!!
What protects living beings from UV radiation and contains essential gases for life to exist on earth.
The Earth’s atmosphere
This kind of cell does not have a nucleus
Prokaryotic cells do NOT have a nucleus
True or false: Sexual reproduction is when a single individual creates multiple identical descendants.
FALSE: Asexual reproduction is when a single individual creates multiple identical descendant.
What are the 5 most abundant BIOELEMENTS? NAME ALL 5
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulphur
Each species must be named using two Latin words. The first indicates the____________ and the second a characteristic of the species
The genus
What are the 5 characteristics that make life possible on earth? NAME ALL 5
The distance between the sun and the earth, the presence of liquid water, earths atmosphere, the presence of basic elements
Who was the first person to DESCRIBE a cell?
Robert Hooke
What are stimuli and effectors? Give an example.
Stimuli are changes in the environment that create a response in a living thing.
effectors are a response from the nervous system.
ex: a skunk getting scared and spraying their stinky smell