Chapter 1 Classifying and Exploring Life

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Things that have all the characteristics of life are called

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organisms

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Living things that are made of only one cell are called _________________ organisms.

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unicellular

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Living things that are made of two or more cells are called _________________ organisms.

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multicellular

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An organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change is called

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homeostasis

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A tree gets energy from

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Sun

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Carolus Linnaeus groups all organisms into two main _____________.

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kingdoms

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The current system used for classifying organisms is called ________________.

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systematics

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_____________________ gives each organism a two-word scientific name.

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bionomial nomenclature

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___________ is the scientific name for a brown bear.

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Ursus Arctos

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A ____________ is a group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring.

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species