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.