Science unit 1 test Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
autotroph | an organism that can produce its own food, such as grass and plants |
unicellular | an organism that has only one cell, such as a bacterium |
water | a need that ALL organisms have |
organism | a living thing |
taxonomy | the scientific study of how living things are classified |
Why are living things organized into groups? | Living things are easier to study when they are organized. |
binomial nomenclature | first word is the genus and is written using an uppercase letter; second word is the species and is written using a lowercase letter |
Latin | the language a scientific name is written |
kingdom | the highest level in the classification system; contains the most differences |
species | the lowest level in the classification system; contains the most similarities |
phylum | the second level in the classification system; contains many similarities |
class | the third level in the classification system |
order | the fourth level in the classification system |
family | the fifth level in the classification system |
genus | the sixth level in the classification system; this is the first word in a scientific name |
Animalia kingdom | contains only multicellular hetereotrophs |
heterotroph | an organism that relies on others for food |
Plantae kingdom | cactus, moss, corn |
Archaebacteria kingdom | bacteria that live in deep sea vents |
Eubacteria kingdom | bacteria that cause strep throat |
Protista kingdom | amoeba, paramecium, algae |
Fungi kingdom | mold, mildew, yeast |
comparing DNA | modern technique used to classify organisms |
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