Classification Flashcards
(19 cards)
Homeostasis
Dynamic equilibrium
Ex.adaption
Excretion
Process of getting rid of nitrogenous waste made from metabolic processes
Ex.going to the bathroom
Metabolism
Chemical reactions to supply energy
Ex.skinny person and a fat person
Reproduction
Creating new members of the branches
Ex.people making babies or the same with animals
Synthesis
To combine simple substances into a larger substances
Ex. Plants take in sunlight and produce it into something larger
Gas exchange
The process of obtaining oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide
Ex.breathing
Stimuli
Action that causes reaction
Ex.someone scares u and u jump
Heterotroph
Organism that needs to eat
Ex. Human
Autotroph
Organism that can make its own food
Ex.plants
Cell
Smallest unit of life
Ex.made up of organelle
Tissue
Group of cells working together
Ex.makes up an organ
Organ
Group of tissues working together
Ex.makes up an organ system
Organ system
Group of organs working together
Ex.makes up an organism
Classification
To organize based on an established set of categories and characteristics
Ex.dichotomous key
Taxonomy
The study of classification
Ex.dichotomous key
Dichotomous key
Charts with 2 options per level used to classify organisms
Ex.using characteristics
Phylogeny tree
A chart that indicates when related groups or organisms have evolved
Ex. An organisms ancestry adapting
Common ancestor
The species from which other species have descended
Ex.the closest ancestor to an organism
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