Earth Science Chapter 1 Vocab Review

Question 1

The classification of living organisms by their character traits

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Taxonomy

Question 2

A vascular cone-bearing plant whose seeds are not enclosed

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Gymnosperm

Question 3

A two-part naming system that consists of genus and species

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Binomial Nomenclature

Question 4

A plant having an embryo with a single cotyledon

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Monocot

Question 5

Having a system of tubes to transport water and nutrients

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Vascular

Question 6

An organism that produces its own food

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Autotroph

Question 7

Unicellular microorganism that lacks a distinct nucleus

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Prokaryote

Question 8

An organism that obtains food from an outside source

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Heterotroph

Question 9

An organism composed of one or more cells containing a visible nucleus and organelles

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Eukaryote

Question 10

A vascular plant that bears flowers and fruit

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Angiosperm

Question 11

A positive or negative involuntary reaction of a plant to a stimulus

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Tropism

Question 12

A plant having an embryo with two cotyledons

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Dicot

Questions 12