Characteristics Of Liv. Things & Taxonomy Flashcards
Homeostasis
Dynamic equilibrium
-you shiver to get warmer
Excretion
Process of getting rid of nitrogenous waste made from metabolic processes
-going to the bathroom is excretion
Metabolism
Chemical reactions to supply energy
-you eat to get energy(bananas give you metabolism)
Reproduction
Creating new members of the species
-when a baby is made
Synthesis
To combine simple substances into larger substances
-put it together
Gas exchange
The process of obtaining oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
-breathing(happens in lungs)
Stimuli
Action that causes a reaction
-hot stove
Heterotrophs
Organism that needs to eat
-humans
Autotroph
Organism that makes its own food
-plants
Cell
Smallest unit of life
-animal cell
Tissue
Group of cells working together
-muscle tissue
Organ
Group of tissues working together
-intestines
Organ system
Group of organs working together
-all your organs working as a system in your body
Classify/classification
To organize based on an established set of categories and characteristics
-organizing categories or characteristics of things
Taxonomy
The study of classification
-studying classification
Dichotomous key
Chart with 2 options per level used to classify organisms
-a chart to classify organisms by their characteristics
Phylogeny tree/ cladogram
A chart that indicates when related groups or organisms have evolved
-a chart to find a species related ancestors
Common ancestor
The species from which other species have descended
-an ancestor that you have an common with other ancestors
Angel
Henchey
