CLASSIFICATION REVIEW 1

An organism that makes its own food;

also known as an autotroph (a plant).

PRODUCER

An organism that relies on other

organisms for food; also known as a

heterotroph.

CONSUMER

An organism that feeds on the nutrients

in dead organisms; fungi and

microorganisms.

DECOMPOSER

The chemical reactions taking place in

organisms; how well an organism can burn

the energy it consumes.

METABOLISM

Another name for a producer or a plant; something that can make it’s own food.

AUTOTROPH

Type of reproduction involving one parent

that produces an offspring identical to that parent; budding, regeneration, binary

fission.ASEXUAL

Type of reproduction involving two parents where the offspring is a combination of both

parents.

SEXUAL

An organism made up of many cells working

together.

MULTICELLULAR

Another name for a consumer or a

decomposer; an organism that feeds

off of other organisms in order to survive.

HETEROTROPH

The building blocks of all life; all organisms

begin life as this single living being.

CELL

The theory that life can only come from

life; living things only come from other living

things. BIOGENESIS

The theory that life can come from non-living matter; was

disproved by Francesco Redi.SPONTANEOUS

GENERATION

The scientist who helped to disprove the theory of spontaneous

generation with his experiment with meat

and flies.FRANCESCO REDI

Something in the environment that

causes an organism to respond or react; the

cause before the effect.

STIMULUS

A change in an organism’s behavior

due to a stimulus; the effect after the cause.

RESPONSE

The blue-print for life; each organism has its

own instruction manual.

DNA

A characteristic of all living things;

organisms make more organisms of the same

kind.

REPRODUCTION

The passing on of traits from one

generation to the next.

HEREDITY

A single-celled, simple organism.

UNICELLULAR

An organism’s ability to change with its

environment; characteristic needed

for survival.

ADAPTATION

An organism's ability to maintain an internal balance or equilibrium.

HOMEOSTASIS

Another name for any living thing.

ORGANISM

The process use to obtain food through

energy absorbed directly from the sun.

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Oxygen found in water used by organisms

that breath underwater.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN

Another name for a trait; makes an

organism unique.

CHARACTERISTICS

Define ALIVE . . . What are the characteristics

of living things?•CELLS•DNA

•RESPOND•REPRODUCE•ENERGY

•GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

What do organisms need in order to

survive?

•FOOD•WATER•SHELTER

•AIR

What other item do plants need in order to

survive?

SUNLIGHT

How do plants use sunlight?

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Do you also know the difference between LIVING, NON-LIVING

and DEAD?

•YOU BETTER!!!!

•BE ABLE TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH AS WELL!!