Quick Vocabulary - Classifying and Exploring Life PDF

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Name Date Class Quick Vocabulary Lesson 1 Lesson 2 cell smallest unit of life binomial nomenclature naming system that gives each organism a homeostasis ability to maintain two-word scientific name steady internal conditions when outside conditions change cladogram branched diagram that shows the relationships among multicellular made of two or more organisms cells dichotomous key series of organism thing that has all the descriptions arranged in pairs that characteristics of life can be used to identify an unknown unicellular made of one cell organism genus group of similar species kingdom classification category that ranks above phylum and below domain species group of organisms that have similar traits and produce fertile offspring Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Classifying and Exploring Life 3 Name Date Class Quick Vocabulary Lesson 3 atom building block of matter composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons compound microscope uses more than one lens to magnify an image electron microscope uses a magnetic field to focus a beam of electrons through an object or onto an object’s surface identify to determine the characteristics of a person or thing light microscope uses light and lenses to enlarge an image of an object Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 4 Classifying and Exploring Life