Flashcards
Classification
Flashcards do conjunto (10)
- 1MOVEMENTAn action by an organism or part of an organism causing a change of position or place
- 2RESPIRATIONThe chemical reactions in cells that break down nutrient molecules and relase energy for metabolism
- 3SENSITIVITYThe ability to detect or sense stimuli in the internal or external environment and to make appropriate responses
- 4GROWTHA permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size or both
- 5EXCRETIONRemoval from organisms of the waste products of metabolism (chemical reactions in cells including respiration), toxic materials and substances in excess of requirements
- 6NUTRITIONTaking in of materials for energy, growth and development; plants require light, carbon dioxide, water and ions; animals need organic compounds and ions and usually need water
- 7REPRODUCTIONThe processes that make more of the same kind of organism
- 8SPECIESA group of organisms with similar characteristics, which can reproduce and interbreed with each other to produce fertile offspring
- 9BINOMIAL SYSTEMAn internationally agreed system in which the scientific name of an organism is made up of two parts showing the genus and species
- 10BINOMIALA two-word Latin name where the first name is the name of the genus and the second name is the name of its species