Classifacation Flashcards
Casey-Lynne
Mazzarella
Process of getting rid of nitrogenous waste made from metabolic processes.
Excretion
Dynamic equilibrium ☺️
Homeostasis
Chemical reactions to supply energy
Metabolism
Creating new members of the species
Reproduction
To combine simple substances into larger substances
Synthesis
The process of obtaining oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
Gas exchange
Example:
Action that causes a reaction
Stimuli
Example:
Organism that needs to eat
Heterotroph
Example:
Organism that makes its own food
Autotroph
Example:
Smallest unit of life
Example: Has an organelle
Cell
Group of cells working together
Example: Bone-cartilage-blood
Tissue
Group of tissues working together
Example: Lungs
Organ
Group of organs working together
Example: Respiratory system
Organ system
To organize based on an established set of categories and characteristics.
Classify/Classification
Example:
Birds:
The study of classification
Example: Studying the difference between reptiles and birds
Taxonomy
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
Dichotomous key (improve on your previous entry)
A chart that indicted when related groups or organism have evolved
Example: a tree that shows humans have a common ancestor with apes.
Phylogeny tree/ cladogram
The species from which other species have descended
Example:humans and apes have a common ancestor
Common ancestor
