Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
25 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
ABIOGENESIS
|
The theory that, long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through random chemical reactions
|
|
AUTOTROPHS
|
Organisms that are able to make their own food
|
|
BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE
|
Naming an organism with its genus & species name
|
|
CARNIVORES
|
Organisms that eat only organisms other than plants
|
|
CONSUMERS
|
Organisms that eat living producers &/0R other CONSUMERS for food
|
|
DECOMPOSERS
|
Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms
|
|
EUKARYOTIC CELL
|
A cell with distinct, membrane-bound organelles
|
|
HERBIVORES
|
Organisms that eat plants exclusively
|
|
HETEROTROPHS
|
Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food
|
|
HYPOTHESIS
|
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question
|
|
INHERITANCE
|
The process by which physical & biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent(s) to the offspring
|
|
METABOLISM
|
The process by which a living organism takes energy from its surroundings & uses it to sustain itself, develop & grow
|
|
MICRO-ORGANISMS
|
Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye
|
|
MUTATION
|
An abrupt & marked difference between offspring & parent
|
|
OMNIVORES
|
Organisms that eat both plants & organisms
|
|
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
|
The process by which a plan uses the energy of sunlight & certain chemicals to produce its own food. Oxygen is often a by-product of photosynthesis
|
|
PRODUCERS
|
Organisms that produce their own food
|
|
PROKARYOTIC CELL
|
A cell that has no distinct, membrane-bound organelles
|
|
RECEPTORS
|
Special structures or chemicals that allow living organisms to sense the conditions
|
|
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
|
Reproduction accomplished by a single organism
|
|
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
|
Reproduction that requires two organsims, a male & a female
|
|
SCIENTIFIC LAW
|
A theory that has been tested by & is consistent with generations of data
|
|
SPECIES
|
A unit of 1 or more populations of individuals than can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring, & are reproductively isolated from other such units
|
|
TAXONOMY
|
The science of classifying organisms
|
|
THEORY
|
A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data
|