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Living this Vocab
Living thungs vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| classification | Grouping item together based on their common characteristics |
| taxonomy | the study of how scientist classify organisms (living things) |
| kingdom | the largest category in the classification levels. organisms are places into this category based on various characteristics |
| binomial nomenclature | two-word naming system that Linnacus used to name species |
| genus | a group of similar species: first part of scientific name |
| species | the smallest group in the classification levels. a group of similar organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring in nature |
| autotrophs | organisms that make their own food(plants) |
| stimuli (or stimulus) | organisms that cannot make its own food and gets food by consuming other living things (animals) |
| responze | any change in an organisms surroundings |
| growth | a reaction to s stimulus |
| development | this is when your cells increase.this causes you to get larger |
| cell | all of the changes that take place during an organisms's life |
| unicellular | a single- called organisms made of only one cell |
| multicellular | organisms made of more than one cell |
| energy | required to carry out life processes like growing,developing,repairing injured parts |
| respiration | process by which energy is released from food |
| asexual reproduction | process using the sun,water, and carbon dioxide to make food |
| sexual reproduction | type of reproduction with only one parent |
| monera | type of reproduction with two parents |
| fungi | kingdom containing bacteria |
| division | kingdom containing mushrooms and yeast,and mold |
| phylum | another name for phyla in the plant kingdom |
| order | a group of classes |
| class | a group of families |
| family | a group of orders |
| scientific name | a group of genera (plural for genus) |
| organism | the name given to each species,consisting of its genus and its species label,ex: `Canis Lupus (wolf) |
| non-living | a single living thing |
| obtain | referring to something that has never been alive: does NOT mean dead |
| basic processes | to get |
| 5 kingdoms | growing,developing,and repairing injuries |
| protist kingdoms | kingdom,phylum,class,order,family,genus,species |
| eukaryotic | plants,animals,fungi, prodigy, monters |
| nucleus | kingdom that is mostly single-celled and are eggs |
| plant kingdoms | a cell that has a nucleus |
| fungi kingdom | control center of the cell |
| animals kingdom | kingdom that is eukaryotic cells and autotrops |
| multi-cellular,eukaryotic ,absorb nutrients from other organisms | |
| multi-cellular,eukaryotic heterotrophs |