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Examples of Asexual reproduction

Binary fission and Budding

Smallest level of organization

Atom

Largest level of organization

Biosphere

Metabolic functions on a chemical level

Physiology

Means to increase in size

Grow

Get nutrients from environment and use them for energy

Metabolism

Means to change

Development

Examples of development

Metamorphosis and Puberty

How organisms interact with their environment

Ecology

Largest level of taxonomy

Domain

Smallest level of taxonomy

Species

Two theories about where life originate

Creation and Evolution

A power more amazing then the human mind created life as we know it

Creation

Things change over massive expanses of time due to random mutations

Evolution

"Father of Evolution"

Charles Darwin

The organism with the best adaptations will survive the longest and thus be able to reproduce

Natural Selection

Made of atoms

Molecule

Made of molecules

Organelles

Made of cells

Tissue

Made of organelles

Cells

Made of tissues

Organ

Made of organs

Organ system

Made of organ systems

Organisms

Made of organisms

Population

Made of populations

Community

Made of communities

Ecosystem

Made of ecosystems

Biosphere

A system used by scientists to group and sort living and non-living things based on characteristics they share

Classification

Classification is based on evolutionary relationships developed by scientists who pursued that school of thought

Taxonomy

System of giving organisms two names

Bionomial nomenclature

A road map to identifying an object

Dichotomous key

"Father of Taxonomy"

Carl Linnaeus

When bacteria were first identified, they were put into this kingdom

Monera

Members of Kingdom Animalia can found in aquatic and _________ habitats

Terrestrial

The cell walls of Eubacteria contain a material called

Peptidoglycan

Most Protists will be found in _____ habitats

Aquatic

Kingdom Protista is the "_____" kingdom because it groups organisms that don't neatly fit into the other kingdoms

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