Life Science Chapter 1 Test Review

Front

What is the system for naming organisms with two-word scientific names?

Back

Binomial nomenclature

Front

What is used to show the relationships among organisms?

Back

Cladogram

Front

What is a series of questions used to identify unknown organisms?

Back

Dichotomous Key

Front

How do living things grow?

Back

By increasing cell size and/or increasing cell number.

Front

Do cells continuously use energy to transport substances, make new cells, and perform chemical reactions?

Back

True

Front

What is the term for the classification of living organisms into groups?

Back

Taxonomy

Front

What is the basic unit of life?

Back

Cell

Front

What is the process by which organisms produce offspring?

Back

Reproduction

Front

What is the term for the study of how living things interact with their environment?

Back

Ecology

Front

What is the name of the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

Back

Photosynthesis