Living Things Flashcards
The term ‘species’ refers to
a group of organisms that are able to interbreed and produce fertile offspring
Organisms that are made of one cell are called
Unicellular
What do scientists use to group living things together
internal structues and external features, early developmental similarities and cell components, genetic evidence and evolutional history
In binomial nomenclature, the name of any organism is made up of its
genus and species
A change in the environment that living things react to is called a(an)
stimulus
Which is the correct way to show the scientific name of the lion?
Panthera leo
Which group of the following would have organisms that would be the most alike?
order
The basic unit of structure for all living things is called
cell
The science of grouping organisms together based similarities is called
taxonomy
The person that developed the system for naming and classifying organisms is called
Carolus Linnaeus
An instrument that led to the discovery of cells in the 1600’s is called
microscope
In science, grouping objects ororganisms according to similar characteristics is called
classifying
Which of the following places the seven major groups in order from largest to smallest?
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
An organism that cannot make its own food is called a
heterotroph
The levels of organization in an organism from smallest to largest is
cells, tissues, organs organ systems
