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Science exam T. 11
science exam review chapter 11
Question | Answer |
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The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is... | classification |
The science of describing, classification, and naming organisms is... | taxonomy |
Carolus Linnaeus is known for... | founding the science of taxonomy |
The eight levels of classification, from general to specific, are... | domain,kingdom,phylum,class,order,family,genus,species |
a pine tree is a member of the kingdom... | Plantae |
For hundreds of years, people thought all living things belonged to one of two groups. What were the two groups? | animals and plants |
What can you find out by working through a dichotomous key in order? | the identity of an organism |
Euglena is member of the kingdom... | protista |
The organisms in what kingdom usually move by themselves and have specialized sense organs that allow them to respond to their environment? | Animalia |
The scientific name of an organism comes fro mits | genus and specific name |
The scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. What is its specific name? | domesticus |
What would scientists do if they discovered organisms that could not fit into any of the four kingdoms of the domain Eukarya? | create a new kingdom |
An example of a simple animal is | sponge |
Members of kingdom Animalia depend on bacteria and fungi because bacteria and fungi | recycle nutrients in dead organisms |
What kingdom does slime mold belong to? | Protista |
This domain includes prokaryotes that live in extreme environments | Archaea |
This domain in includes prokaryotes that live in soil, water, and in humans | Bacteria |
This kingdom includes mostly single-celled or simple multicellular organisms | Protista |
This kingdom includes nongreen, nonmoving eukaryotic organisms that break down substances outside their bodies and absorb the nutrients | Fungi |
This kingdom includes complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move and respond to their environment. | Animalia |
This kingdom includes complex multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls, and make sugar by photosyntheses | Plantae |
This domain is made up all eukaryotes | Eukarya |