Intro To Living Things; 2nd Book

Question 1

Organism

Answer 1

Some living thing

Question 2

Cell

Answer 2

Basic unit of structure and function in an organism

Question 3

Unicellular

Answer 3

Single-celled organisms, like bacteria

Question 4

Multicellular

Answer 4

Organisms that are composed of many cells

Question 5

Metabolism

Answer 5

Combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials

Question 6

Stimulus

Answer 6

A change in an organisms surrounding that causes the organism to react

Question 7

Response

Answer 7

An action or a change in behavior

Question 8

Development

Answer 8

The process of change that occurs during an organisms life, producing a more complex organism

Question 9

Asexual Reproduction

Answer 9

Involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent

Question 10

Sexual Reproduction

Answer 10

Involves two parents and combines their genetic material to produce a new organism that differs from both parents

Question 11

Spontaneous Generation

Answer 11

The mistaken idea that living things can arise from non living sources

Question 12

Controlled Experiment

Answer 12

Scientist carries out a series of tests that are identical in every respect except for one factor

Question 13

Autotroph

Answer 13

Organisms that make their own food

Question 14

Heterotroph

Answer 14

Organisms that cannot make their own food

Question 15

Homeostasis

Answer 15

The maintenance of stable internal conditions

Question 16

Classification

Answer 16

Process of grouping things based on their similarities

Question 17

Taxonomy

Answer 17

The scientific study of how organisms are classified

Question 18

Binomial Nomenclature

Answer 18

“Two Names”

Question 19

Genus

Answer 19

A Classification grouping that contains similar, closely related organisms

Question 20

Species

Answer 20

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

Question 21

Prokaryotes

Answer 21

Unicellular organisms whose cells lack a nucleus

Question 22

Nucleus

Answer 22

A dense area in a cell that contains nucleic acids

Question 23

Eukaryotes

Answer 23

Organisms with cells that contain nuclei

Question 24

Protist

Answer 24

Eukaryotes that can’t be classified as animals, plants or fungi

Question 25

Protozoan

Answer 25

Unicellular

Question 26

Pseudopods

Answer 26

Temporary bulges of the cell

Question 27

Contractile Vacuole

Answer 27

Structure that collects and expels water from the cell

Question 28

Cilia

Answer 28

Ciliates have Cilia

Question 29

Algae

Answer 29

Plant-like Protists

Question 30

Pigments

Answer 30

Chemicals that produce color

Question 31

Spore

Answer 31

A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism

Question 32

Fungi

Answer 32

Eukaryotes that have cell walls, are heterotrophs that feed by absorbing their food, and use spores to reproduce

Question 33

Hyphae

Answer 33

The branching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi

Question 34

Fruiting Body

Answer 34

Fungi produce spores in reproductive structures

Question 35

Budding

Answer 35

Unicellular yeasts cells undergo a form of asexual reproduction

Question 36

Lichen

Answer 36

Consists of a fungi and either algae or autotrophic bacteria that live together in a relationship that benefits both organisms