front 1 An organism that makes its own food is called a ____________________. | back 1 Autotrophs |
front 2 Organism that gets energy by consuming other organisms are called _______________. | back 2 Heterotroph |
front 3 An organism's ability to to maintain stable internal conditions is called _____________________. | back 3 Homeostasis |
front 4 ____________________ is the scientific study of how organisms are classified and named. | back 4 Taxonomy |
front 5 If two species have very similar structures, they may have evolved from a _______________________. | back 5 Common Ancestor |
front 6 A __________________ is an organism that lives on or in a host and causes it harm. | back 6 Parasite |
front 7 A virus is a tiny particle that enters and then reproduces inside a living _______. | back 7 Cell |
front 8 Scientists use bacteria to make ______________. | back 8 Medicine |
front 9 ___________, such as those that grow on fruit and stale bread, are a type of fungus. | back 9 Mold |
front 10 The organism that a virus enters and multiples inside of is called a ___________. | back 10 Host |
front 11 The energy for photosynthesis comes from the _______. | back 11 Sun |
front 12 The young leaves of some __________ are known as fiddleheads. | back 12 Ferns |
front 13 A ________________ is a seed plant that produces naked seeds. | back 13 Gymnosperm |
front 14 ________________ are plants that produce seeds that are enclosed in fruits. | back 14 Angiosperm |
front 15 ____________________ are plants that are low growing, have thin cell walls, and do not have roots for absorbing water from the ground. | back 15 Nonvascular |
front 16 A structure that contains a young plant inside a protective covering is called a _______. | back 16 Seed |
front 17 Three stimuli that plants react to are touch, gravity and ________. | back 17 Light |
front 18 A plant hormone that speeds up the rate in which a cells grows is called _______. | back 18 Auxin |
front 19 Plants play a role in the environment by preventing soil from washing away, providing habitats and ______ for animals. | back 19 Food |
front 20 _____________________ is the number of hours of darkness that determines whether or not a plant will flower. | back 20 Critical Night Length |
front 21 An animal without a backbone is called an _______________. | back 21 Invertebrate |
front 22 Animals with a backbone are called __________________. | back 22 Vertebrate |
front 23 __________ is a group of similar cells that perform a specific function. | back 23 Tissue |
front 24 An ________ is made up of different tissues. | back 24 Organ |
front 25 An animal has _______________ if many imaginary lines can be drawn through a central point to divide it into two mirror images. | back 25 Radial Symmetry |
front 26 An animal has ___________________ if only one line of symmetry can be drawn to divide it into halves that are mirror images. | back 26 Bilateral Symmetry |
front 27 An organism with an ________________ has an outer skeleton. | back 27 Exoskeleton |
front 28 __________________ are invertebrates that have hard outer coverings, segmented bodies and pairs of jointed appendages. | back 28 Arthropods |
front 29 A _______________ is a framework that shapes and supports an animal. | back 29 Skeleton |
front 30 A brain's three main functions are to receive information, interpret information and control an animals ____________. | back 30 Response |
front 31 A group of organisms that can reproduce and produce offspring. | back 31 Species |
front 32 The process of grouping things based on their similarities. | back 32 Classification |
front 33 A tiny, nonliving particle that enters and then reproduces inside a living cell. | back 33 Virus |
front 34 An organism that lives on or in a host and causes it harm. | back 34 Parasite |
front 35 Tiny single-celled organisms that live almost everywhere. | back 35 Bacteria |
front 36 Organisms that break down large, complex chemicals in dead organisms into small, simple chemicals. | back 36 Decomposers |
front 37 A eukaryote that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus. | back 37 Protist |
front 38 A tiny cell that is able to grow into a new organism. | back 38 Spore |
front 39 The leaf of a fern. | back 39 Frond |
front 40 Eukaryotes that have cell walls, feed by absorbing their food. | back 40 Fungi |
front 41 A leaflike structure that protects a flower bud. | back 41 Sepal |
front 42 Rounded ip that protects a growing root. | back 42 Root Cap |
front 43 A plant's growth response toward or away from a stimulus. | back 43 Tropism |
front 44 An invertebrate with an internal skeleton and fluid-filled tubes. | back 44 Enchinoderm |
front 45 A vertebrate that has skin covered by hair or fur, and a four chambered heart. | back 45 Mammal |
front 46 Animals that might have fins and flippers live in the _________. | back 46 Water |
front 47 Webbed feet are most useful for an animal to move in __________. | back 47 Water |
front 48 Earthworms, snails, and crabs eat _____________. | back 48 Decaying Material |
front 49 A herbivore eats __________. | back 49 Plants |
front 50 An omnivore eats both plants and ______________. | back 50 Animals |
front 51 A carnivore only eats ______________. | back 51 Animals |
front 52 Fungi need a _______ & _______ place in which to grow. | back 52 Moist & Warm |
front 53 During photosynthesis, plants produce ____________. | back 53 Oxygen |
front 54 The green pigment found in plant cells is called _______________. | back 54 Chlorophyll |
front 55 The main function of animals is to get _______ and ___________. | back 55 Food & Oxygen |