What is life
Development
The process of change during an organisms life that results in a more complex organism
Asexual reproduction
Involves only one parent
Cell
The basic unit of structure and function in an organism
Domain
The broadcast,least specific level
Unicellular organisms
Bacteria,the most numerous organisms on earth
Homeostasis
If a bird fluffs its feathers to trap body heat to keep warm during winter months is an example of
Stimulus
A change in an organisms environment that causes the organism to react
Response
An organism reacts to a stimulus with a
Homeostasis
An organisms ability to maintain stable internal conditions
Decreases
As you move down the levels of classification,from domain to species,the number of organisms in each group
Multicellular autotrophs
Best describes green plants
Genus
First word in an organisms scientific name
Mineral
Is not a chemical of life
Spontaneous generation
Is the mistaken idea that living organisms arise from nonliving sources
Taxonomy
Is the scientific study of how organisms are classified and named
Reproduce
Is to produce offspring that are similar to the parents
Binomial nomenclature
Naming system developed by linnaeus
Metabolism
Organisms break down and build up materials in a process
More
Organisms in the same family are closely related than organisms in the same order
Classification
Organizing rocks according to their similarities is an example of the process