CLASSIFICATION REVIEW 1

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CLASSIFICATION REVIEW 1
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An organism that makes its own food also known
as an autotroph (a plant).

• PRODUCER

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An organism that relies on other organisms for
food also known as a heterotroph.

• CONSUMER

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An organism that feeds on the nutrients in dead
organisms fungi and microorganisms.

• DECOMPOSER

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The chemical reactions taking place in organisms
how well an organism can burn the energy it
consumes.

• METABOLISM

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Another name for a producer or a plant something
that can make its own food.

• AUTOTROPH

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Type of reproduction involving one parent that
produces an offspring identical to that parent
budding, regeneration, binary fission.

• ASEXUAL

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Type of reproduction involving two parents where
the offspring is a combination of both parents.

• SEXUAL

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An organism made up of many cells working
together.

• MULTICELLULAR

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Another name for a consumer or a decomposer an
organism that feeds off of other organisms in
order to survive.

• HETEROTROPH

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The building blocks of all life all organisms
begin life as this single living being.

• CELL

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The theory that life can only come from life
living things only come from other living things.

• BIOGENESIS

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The theory that life can come from non-living
matter was disproved by Francesco Redi.

• SPONTANEOUS
• GENERATION

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The scientist who helped to disprove the theory
of spontaneous generation with his experiment
with meat and flies.

• FRANCESCO REDI

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Something in the environment that causes an
organism to respond or react the cause before
the effect.

• STIMULUS

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A change in an organisms behavior due to a
stimulus the effect after the cause.

• RESPONSE

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The blue-print for life each organism has its
own instruction manual.

• DNA

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A characteristic of all living things organisms
make more organisms of the same kind.

• REPRODUCTION

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The passing on of traits from one generation to
the next.

• HEREDITY

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A single-celled, simple organism.

• UNICELLULAR

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An organisms ability to change with its
environment characteristic needed for survival.

• ADAPTATION

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An organism's ability to maintain an internal
balance or equilibrium.

• HOMEOSTASIS

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Another name for any living thing.

• ORGANISM

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The process use to obtain food through energy
absorbed directly from the sun.

• PHOTOSYNTHESIS

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Oxygen found in water used by organisms that
breath underwater.

• DISSOLVED OXYGEN

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Another name for a trait makes an organism
unique.

• CHARACTERISTICS

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Define ALIVE . . . What are the characteristics
of living things?

• CELLS
• DNA
• RESPOND
• REPRODUCE
• ENERGY
• GROWTH DEVELOPMENT

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What do organisms need in order to survive?

• FOOD
• WATER
• SHELTER
• AIR

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What other item do plants need in order to
survive?

• SUNLIGHT

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How do plants use sunlight?

• PHOTOSYNTHESIS

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Do you also know the difference between LIVING,
NON-LIVING and DEAD?

• YOU BETTER!!!!
• BE ABLE TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH AS WELL!!