Clasification Flashcards
(19 cards)
Process of getting rid on nitrogenous waste metabolically
Excretion ( poop )
Nate Carroll
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Dynamic equilibrium
Homeostasis ( makes the organism normal again )
Chemical reactions to resupply energy
Metabolism (digestion)
Creating new members of the species
Reproduction (Sex)
To combine simple substances into larger substances
Synthesis ( water and salt to make salt water )
The process of obtaining oxygen & releases carbon dioxide
Gas exchange (Methane)
Action that causes a reaction
Stimuli
Organism that needs to eAt
Heterotroph (Person)
Organism that makes its own food
Autotroph (single cell organisms)
Smallest unit of life
Cell
Group of cells working together
Tissue (nervous system)
Group of tissues working together
Organ (brain)
Group organs working together
Organ system (lungs)
To organize based on an established set of categories & characteristics
Classify/classification (people are mammals)
The study of classification
Taxonomy
Chart with two options per level, used to classify organisms
Dichotomous key
(1a. Go to 3
1b. Species F
2a. Species C
2b. Go to 4)
A chart that indicates when related groups have evolved
Phylogeny (where branches of an evolution tree meet)
The species from which other species have descended
Common ancestor (chimps & human= homosapians)