Chapter 10 Test Review

What are the six characteristics of all living things?

All living things have a cellular organization, contain similar chemicals, use energy, respond to their surroundings, grow and develop, and reproduce.

A plant grows toward the sunlight. This is an example of?

A response

How do you write the scientific name of an organism?

List the genus first, and then the species. Both words are italicized.

Where do autotrophs get their energy?

The sun

Why do scientists classify organisms?

So they can study them easier

All living things can maintain stable internal conditions. Blood sugar levels an example of this

Homeostasis

How do you know which organisms are the most similar?

They share more classification levels.

What do taxonomists study?

How living things are classified

What is the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?

Autotrophs make their own food, and heterotrophs do not.

Whose experiments disproved spontaneous generation?

Redi and Pasteur Example: Meat and Fly eggs.

Which two domains are prokaryotes?

Archaea and Bacteria

What part of the cell is responsible for controlling what enters and exits the cell?

Cell membrane

What do you call an organism that is composed of one cell?

Unicellular

Organisms that DO NOT make their own food are called what?

Heterotrophs

What did Linnaeus develop?

A system for naming organisms based on their features

What is the main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus, and eukaryotes do have a nucleus.