CH 1: Classifying & Exploring Life

Things that have all the characteristics of life

• organisms
• homeostasis
• plants
• multicellular

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

• stimuli
• response
• homeostasis
• reproduction

The smallest unit of life

• multicellular
• cell
• homeostasis
• dicotomous

Living things that re made of two or more cells

• unicellular
• ancestory
• habitat
• multicellular

Linneaus's naming system that gives each organism a two word scientific name

• homeostasis
• species
• binomial nomenclature
• domain

species

• group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring
• group of organisms that have similar traits
• group of organisms that live in the same area

genus

• a group of similar orders
• a group of similar species
• a group of similar phylum
• a group of similar domain

Microscope that uses light and lenses to enlarge an image of an object

• compound microscope
• light microscope
• electron microscope

Microscope that uses a magnetic field to focus a beam of electrons through an object or onto an object's surface

• compound microscope
• electron microscope
• light microscope

Which word is the "species" term?
Homo sapiens

• Homo
• sapiens