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
