Life Science Flashcards
This causes a response
stimulus
The study of how living things are classified is called
taxonomy
Cells can be seen due to the invention of the
Microscope
Specialized cells are found in multicellular or unicellular organisms
multicellular
An organisms ability to keep a stable internal condition is due to
Homeostasis
What does an organisms scientific name consists of
Genus and species
What are the characteristics of an organism that are used to place them into kingdoms
Cell type, ability to make food, and numbers of cells in there bodies
The mistaken idea that living things can come from nonliving things is called
spontaneous generation
The more classification levels that two organisms share the more____________ they share
Characteristics
An autotrophs source of energy is from the
Sun
This is the process of change that occurs during an organisms life, producing a more complex organism
Development
Who developed a naming system that group organisms based on observable features
Carlous Linnaeus
What is the broadest level organization out of the 8 levels of classification
Domain
Felis concolor, which is the genus name of it
Felis
What was the concept that Redi and
Pasteur were trying to disprove? Describe
their experiments?
They were trying to disprove spontaneous generation. Redi- he designed a controlled experiment to show that maggots, which develop into new flies, do not arise from decaying meat.
Pasteur- he put clear broth into flasks with curved necks, the necks let in air but kept out bacteria, he boiled the broth in the flasks to kill all bacteria present