Classification of Living Things Flashcards
1
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Any living thing
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Organism
2
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smallest unit of organisms that carry on life functions
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Cell
3
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Made up of only one cell
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Unicellular
4
Q
Made up of more than one cell
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Multicellular
5
Q
Anything an organism reacts to
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Stimulus
6
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Reaction of an organism to a stimulus
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Response
7
Q
The maintenance of a stable internal environment
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Homeostasis
8
Q
The study of classifying
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Taxonomy
9
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2 word naming system
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Binomial Nomenclature
10
Q
Devised the current system of classification
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Carolus Linnaeus
11
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A class of living things of the same kind
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Species
12
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A group of similar species
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Genus
13
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Is the evolutionary history of an organism or how it has changed over time
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Phylogeny
14
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A detailed list of identifying characteristics that includes scientific names
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Dichotomous Key
