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Charpter 1 Classifying and Exploring Life

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organisms   things that have all the characteristics of life  
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6 characteristic to all living things   1. organization 2. growth and development 3. reproduction 4. responds to stimuli 5. homeostasis 6. energy  
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cell   the smallest unit of life  
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unicellular   living things that are made of only one cell (gets bigger by cell getting bigger)  
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multicellular   living things that are made of two or more cells (gets bigger by making more cells)  
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sexual reproduction   requires 2 parents...offspring is a mix of parents genetics  
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asexual reproduction   requires 1 parent...offspring is a clone of parent  
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response   reaction to a stimulus  
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stimulus   anything that causes a change in an organism  
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internal stimuli   stimuli that organisms react to from inside their body ex: hunger, thirst, body temperature, stress  
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external stimuli   stimuli that organisms react to from outside their body or surrounding environment ex: light, heat, noise, danger  
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homeostasis   an organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change  
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producer   make their own energy  
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consumer   eat to get energy  
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organization levels throughout the organism   cells -> tissue -> organ -> organ systems -> organism  
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Characteristic #1 - organization   living things have specialized structures with specialized functions  
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Characteristic #2 - growth and development   living things grow by increasing cell size and/or increasing cell number  
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Characteristic #3 - reproduction   living things make more living things through the process of reproduction  
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Characteristic #4 - respond to stimuli   living things adjust and respond to changes in their internamland external environments  
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Characteristic #5 - homeostasis   living things maintain stable internal conditions  
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Characteristic #6 - use of energy   living things use energy for all the processes they perform  
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binomial nomenclature   gives each organism a two-word scientific name  
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species   is a group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring  
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genus   is a group of similar species  
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dichotomous key   is a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that leads the user to the identification of an unknown organism  
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cladogram   is a branched diagram that shows the relationships among organisms, including common ancestors  
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light microscope   use light and lenses to enlarge an image of an object  
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compound microscope   a light microscope that uses more than one lens to magnify an object (eyepiece and objective lens)  
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electron microscope   use a magnetic field to focus a beam of electrons through an object or onto an object's surface  
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transmission electron microscope (TEM)   used to study extremely small items; thin slice of a dead organism  
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scanning electron microscope (SEM)   used to study an objects surface...produces a 3-dimensional image  
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek   In 1600's made one of the first microscopes  
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Robert Hooke   in 1700's he observed and named cells using a microscope  
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total magnification   eye lens x objective lens ex: low power = 40x ex: middle power = 100x ex: high power = 400x  
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