Ch. 1: Classification of Life

What is an organism?

• something found in nature

• something that is made of many molecules

• a living thing that has all of the characteristics of life

• reaction to a stimulus

What is taxonomy?

• scientific study of how organisms are classified

• the smallest unit of life

• a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism

• process of grouping things based on similarities

What is a cell?

• scientific study of how organisms are classified

• the smallest unit of life

• a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism

• process of grouping things based on similarities

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What is classification?

• scientific study of how organisms are classified

• the smallest unit of life

• a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism

• process of grouping things based on similarities

What is a dichotomous key?

• scientific study of how organisms are classified

• the smallest unit of life

• a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism

• process of grouping things based on similarities

What is a binomial nomenclature?

• scientific study of how organisms are classified

• two-word naming systems to identify each organism

• a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism

• process of grouping things based on similarities

What is a multicellular?

• one cell

• many cells

• a change in the environment

• reaction to a stimulus

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What is a unicellular?

• one cell

• many cells

• a change in the environment

• reaction to a stimulus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is a stimulus?

• scientific study of how organisms are classified

• process of grouping things based on similarities

• a change in the environment

• reaction to a stimulus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is a response?

• scientific study of how organisms are classified

• process of grouping things based on similarities

• a change in the environment

• reaction to a stimulus

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