Classifacation Flashcards

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Casey-Lynne

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Mazzarella

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Process of getting rid of nitrogenous waste made from metabolic processes.

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Excretion

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Dynamic equilibrium ☺️

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Homeostasis

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Chemical reactions to supply energy

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Metabolism

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Creating new members of the species

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Reproduction

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To combine simple substances into larger substances

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Synthesis

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The process of obtaining oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide

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Gas exchange

Example:

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Action that causes a reaction

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Stimuli

Example:

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Organism that needs to eat

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Heterotroph

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Organism that makes its own food

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Autotroph

Example:

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10
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Smallest unit of life

Example: Has an organelle

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Cell

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Group of cells working together

Example: Bone-cartilage-blood

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Tissue

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Group of tissues working together

Example: Lungs

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Organ

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13
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Group of organs working together

Example: Respiratory system

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Organ system

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To organize based on an established set of categories and characteristics.

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Classify/Classification
Example:
Birds:

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The study of classification

Example: Studying the difference between reptiles and birds

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Taxonomy

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Chart with two options per level, used to classify organisms.
Example: if it has six legs it’s an insect, if it has eight legs then it’s a spider

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Dichotomous key (improve on your previous entry)

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A chart that indicted when related groups or organism have evolved
Example: a tree that shows humans have a common ancestor with apes.

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Phylogeny tree/ cladogram

18
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The species from which other species have descended

Example:humans and apes have a common ancestor

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Common ancestor