Science Mid Term Flashcards
The ability to make its own food through a process called, photosynthesis
autotroph
tissue uses for transporting materials
vascular
The source of energy for most autotrophs
the sun
which group of organisms includes only multicellular heterotrophs
animals
which of the following do all living things need to survive
water
homeostasis refers to an organism’s ability to
maintain stable internal conditions
What captures energy from sunlight during photosynthesis
chlorophyll in chloroplasts
What do fungi have in common with animals
they are heterotrophs
animal like protists are
heterotrophs
what are viruses like parasites
they harm the cell they enter
what process results in genetically different bacteria
conjugation
Binary fission is the bacterial process of
asexual reproduction
all plants are
eukaryotes
vascular plants differ from nonvascular plants in
how they transport materials
What happens in the phloem
food moves down from leaves
Gasses pass in and out of a leaf through the
stomata
an organism’s scientific name consists of
its genus name and its species name
The more classification levels that two organisms share
the more characteristics they have in common
The gradual change of a species over time is called
evolution
Which name does NOT represent Domain
chordata
Which organism NOT belong in the same class as the other
wolf
bat
shark
whale
A change in an organism’s surroundings that causes it to react is called
stimulus
True or False
in the name Acer Rubrum, the word rubrum designates the species
true
True or False
Mushrooms, molds, and mildew are members of the plant kingdom
False- they are fungi