MCAS Biology

Some organisms, called __________, can get energy from sunlight in a process known as photosynthesis.

Some organisms, called ___________, get energy by eating other living things.

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.

The process of grouping things based on their similarities.

A taxonomic category that names a group of similar, closely related organisms

The scientific study of how living things are classified.

Change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

___________ includes the familiar kingdoms of plants, animals, and fungi.

A less familiar kingdom, _____________, has much simpler organisms that contains a group of one-celled organisms without nuclei in their cells.

Which of the following is a characteristic of all living organisms?