Organisms Flashcards
Taking in energy
Is photosynthesis/chemosynthesis or consumption
What is releasing energy from materials
Cellular respiration
Using energy for life processes
Metabolism
Producing and releasing wastes
Excretion
Reacting to changes in the environment
Responding to stimuli
What are the 4 kingdoms
Animalia plantae fungi Protista
What does motile mean
Move from place to place
What does stationary mean
To stay still
Unicellular
Having only one cell
Prokaryotic
Having non-nucleated cells (bacteria)
Multicellular
Having more than one cell
Microscopic
Too small to be seen
Macroscopic
Large enough to been seen
Heterotrophic
Uses others for food source
Eukaryotic
Having nucleated cells
Autotrophic
Makes its own food
What is an example of fungi
Mushrooms mold mildew
What is an example of plantae
Red maples tree sunflowers rose bushes (all plants)
Example of animalia
Ducks dogs cats (all animals)
Examples of Protista
Euglena Amacha
Biology is the study of
Life
How many different ways are there to find similarities
Structure physiology and genetics (dna)
What kind of science is this classified as
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is
Recognize true relationships not to be confused with common names and be able to communicate internationals
What is continuing the species
Reproduction