Biology Vocabulary Word Flash Cards
Our flash cards are a great way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the words in this section. Look at the words below and see if you can remember what each of them means.
If you get stuck, press "mnemonic" to show an image that should help you remember.
To check if you're right, or remind you if you've forgotten, press the card to flip it.
Go through the whole list to see how many word definitions you can recall. Practise until you're confident you can recall all of them.
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Living thing
any being that has the characteristics of life which includes all the following life processes: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition
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Movement
the ability of living organisms to change their position or move parts of their body
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Homeostasis
the maintenance of a consistent internal environment in living organisms despite changes in external conditions
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Taxonomy
the classification of living organisms into groups based on their similarities and differences
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Dichotomous keys
a method used to identify organisms by following a series of paired choices based on observable characteristics
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DNA barcoding
a method of identifying species using a short, standardised section of their DNA
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Phylogenetic tree
a diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships between different organisms
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Homeotherm
an organism that maintains its body temperature at a constant level i.e. warm blooded
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