Question | Answer |
What does it mean to be alive (7 characteristics)? | Move, Reproduce, Grow & Develop, Respond to the environment, Excrete wastes, Need Energy, Made up of Cells |
What is the name of the process in which organisms make more of the same kind? | reproduction |
If a species does not do this they will become extinct? | Reproduce |
Blood flowing through veins and a heart beating are examples of what type of movement? | Circulation |
Walking, running, flying, and swimming are examples of what type of movement? | Locomotion |
When an organism changes and becomes larger during its life, it is? | Growth |
Chewing up food to make it smaller so your cells can use it is an example of? | Digestion |
What is the process by which an organism removes waste materials? | Excretion |
When an organism reacts to its environment, it is? | Responding |
When an organism grows more complex during its life time (example: Humans going through puberty), we say they are: | Developing |
What is the process by which ALL living things use oxygen to get energy from their food? | Respiration |
What are 2 materials needed by ALL living things to go through respiration? | Sugar and Oxygen |
How do humans get the sugar they need for respiration? | Food (consumers) |
How do plants get the sugar they need for respiration? | Photosynthesis (producers) |
How do humans get the oxygen they need for respiration? | Inhale (breathing) |
What is made as a result of respiration? | Energy, Water, and Carbon Dioxide |
Do plants, animals or both go through respiration? | BOTH!! (every living thing needs energy to survive) |
What do we call the science of classification of living things? | Taxonomy |
What do we call placing organisms into groups based on similarities? | Classification |
Why do we classify living things? | To make them easier to study and compare |
Who developed the classification system we use today? | Carol Linnaeus |
Which level of classification contains the greatest variety of organisms? | Kingdom |
Which level of classification contains organisms that can reproduce and create fertile offspring with one another? | Species |
Which level of classification is the FIRST part of an organisms scientific name? | Genus |
Which level of classification is the SECOND part of an organisms scientific name? | Species |
Whhich level of classification is in the 4th spot when they are lined up from largest to smallest? | Order |
Which level of classification is made up of the most different type of organisms? | Kingdoms |
Which level of classification can be broken down into smaller groups called classes? | Phlyum |
if two organisms are in the same phylum, then they must also be in the same? | Kingdom |
What do we call Carol Linnaeus' two naming system? | Binomial Nomenclature |
What do we call organisms that can produce their own food by the process of photosynthesis? | Autotrophs |
What do we call organisms that must go and eat other organisms in order to obtain food? | Heterotrophs |
Are plants autotrophs or hetertrophs? | Autotrophs |
Are animals autotrophs or hetertrophs? | Hetertrophs |
What do we call organisms made up of more than 1 cell? | Multicellular |
What do we call organisms that are made up of only 1 cell? | Unicellular |
What type of organsims are made up of cells that DO have a nucleus | Eukaryote |
What type of organisms are made up of cells that have NO nucleus? | Prokaryote |
How many kingdoms of living things are there today? | 6 |
Which kingdom is made up of living things that can survive in extreme conditions? | Archaebacteria |
Which kingdom is made up of organisms that can be found in yogurts and our stomachs? | Eubacteria |
Which kingdoms is made up of organisms that live in resh water? | Protists |
Which kingdom includes humans, insects, worms, fish, and birds? | Animal |
Which kingdom includes trees, grasses, and flowers? | Plant |
Which kingdom includes amebas, parameciums, and euglenas? | Protist |
Which kingdom includes mushrooms and molds? | Fungi |
What is the name of the key made up of 2 part questions that leads you to the name of an unknown organism? | Dichotomous Key |
What is a change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react? | Stimulus |
What is an organism's reaction to a stimulus? | Response |
What is the scientific name of a human? | Homo sapien |
How many LEVELS of classification are there? | 7 |