Exploring and Classifying Life

What are living things called?

• cells

• organisms

• animals

• plants

What contribution did Carolus Linnaeus make to science?

• scientific classification

• naming all animals

• phylogeny

• binomial nomenclature

What is phylogeny?

• the study of phylum

• history of the world

• history of how organism has changed over time

• study of physiology

What is the idea that living things come only from other living things called?

• biogenesis

• spontaneous generation

• theory

• law

What is taxonomy?

• a science that study plants

• a science that study the naming system of organism

• a science that study the classification of organisms

• a series of steps scientists use to read

What do all living things need?

• air, water, soil, food

• air, water, minerals, vitamins

• sugar, water, protein, fats

• air, water, sunlight, food

An organism's scientific name consist of ______.

• it's class and family name

• it's phylum and species name

• it's genus and species name

• it's kingdom and phylum name

A change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called _______.

• a stimulus

• development

• a response

• energy

An organism that makes its own food is called a(n) ______

• eukaryote

• prokaryote

• heterotroph

• autotroph

All living organisms are made up of ______.

• Organs

• Cells

• Tissue

• Bacteria