Download a. autotrophic/heterotrophic organisms

a. Organisms that gain energy from food they eat
are called heterotrophs. Organisms that use energy
from the sun to create food, which they get energy
from, are called autotrophs
Nutrition
b. the body eliminates ammonia through
urine production Excretion
c. most plants have either seeds or spores that
become planted in the soil and germinate into
seedlings Growth and Development
d. the cell membrane is semi-permeable and
allows certain particles to pass through, but not
others Transport
e. plants use the sun to make carbohydrates
Synthesis
f. endothermic animals have blood circulating
through their body using arteries and veins
Transport
g. hormones and nerve impulses are
chemicals that help keep an organisms body
processes in balance Regulation
h. butterflies go through complete
metamorphosis to mature from egg to caterpillar
to cocoon to butterfly Growth and Development
i. gymnosperms have both male and female
cones on the same tree which combine to
produce the next generation Reproduction
j. converting glucose into usable energy in the
mitochondria of the cell Respiration
k. exothermic animals like snakes and lizards
must bask in the sun to maintain their body
temperature Regulation
l. Worms get rid of nitrogenous waste (like our
urine) through structures called nephridia
Excretion
m. Terrestrial organisms use internal fertilization.
The male inserts the sperm into the female’s body.
Reproduction
n. Insects have COMPOUND EYES, antennae,
sensory hairs, and PHEROMONES (chemicals used
by species to communicate with each other) to
obtain information from their environment.
Regulation