1. CLASSIFICATION REVIEW 1

2. An organism that makes its own food; also known as an autotroph (a plant). PRODUCER

3. An organism that relies on other organisms for food; also known as a heterotroph. CONSUMER

4. An organism that feeds on the nutrients in dead organisms; fungi and microorganisms. DECOMPOSER

5. The chemical reactions taking place in organisms; how well an organism can burn the energy it consumes. METABOLISM

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

7. Type of reproduction involving one parent that produces an offspring identical to that parent; budding, regeneration, binary fission. ASEXUAL

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

9. An organism made up of many cells working together. MULTICELLULAR

10. Another name for a consumer or a decomposer; an organism that feeds off of other organisms in order to survive. HETEROTROPH

11. The building blocks of all life; all organisms begin life as this single living being. CELL

12. The theory that life can only come from life; living things only come from other living things. BIOGENESIS

13. The theory that life can come from non-living matter; was disproved by Francesco Redi. SPONTANEOUS GENERATION

14. The scientist who helped to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation with his experiment with meat and flies. FRANCESCO REDI

15. Something in the environment that causes an organism to respond or react; the cause before the effect. STIMULUS

16. A change in an organism’s behavior due to a stimulus; the effect after the cause. RESPONSE

17. The blue-print for life; each organism has its own instruction manual. DNA

18. A characteristic of all living things; organisms make more organisms of the same kind. REPRODUCTION

19. The passing on of traits from one generation to the next. HEREDITY

20. A single-celled, simple organism. UNICELLULAR

21. An organism’s ability to change with its environment; characteristic needed for survival. ADAPTATION

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

23. Another name for any living thing. ORGANISM

24. The process use to obtain food through energy absorbed directly from the sun. PHOTOSYNTHESIS

25. Oxygen found in water used by organisms that breath underwater. DISSOLVED OXYGEN

26. Another name for a trait; makes an organism unique. CHARACTERISTICS

27. Define ALIVE... What are the characteristics of living things? CELLS DNA RESPOND REPRODUCE ENERGY GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

28. What do organisms need in order to survive? FOOD WATER SHELTER AIR

29. What other item do plants need in order to survive? SUNLIGHT

30. How do plants use sunlight? PHOTOSYNTHESIS

31. Do you also know the difference between LIVING, NON-LIVING and DEAD? YOU BETTER!!!! BE ABLE TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH AS WELL!!