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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. A single-celled, simple organism.
UNICELLULAR

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

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

18. Another name for any living thing.
ORGANISM

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

20. Define ALIVE . . . What are the characteristics of living things?
MOVEMENT
RESPIRATION
SENSITIVITY
GROWTH
REPRODUCTION
EXCRETION
NUTRITION

21. What are some other properties of living things?
DNA
CELLS

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

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

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