Classifying and Exploring Life

A plant growing toward the light is an example of what?

• Internal stimulus

• External stimulus

• Growth and development

• Organization

When you eat food, is that a response to stimulus?

• Yes

• No

What is it when a tadpole turns into a frog?

• organization

• growth

• response to a stimulus

• reproduction

Do all living things have organs that perform different functions?

• Yes

• No

Can nonliving things have some of the characteristics of life?

• Yes

• No

What is a stimulus?

• The process of producing offspring

• The process of getting larger and changing.

• An item that causes a change or response in an organism.

What is the order of classification?

• Genus, Species, Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family

• Kingdom, Phylum, Domain, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Domain, Order, Family, Genus, Species

How does your body maintain homeostasis?

• by shivering when cold

• shouting at your friend across the room

• riding your bike

• walking to school

What gets their energy directly from the sun- plants or animals?

• Animals

• Plants

• Both

• Neither

Which is not a function of a dichotomous key.

• Name new organisms

• Give descriptive information

• Help with communication

• Classify related organisms together