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Classification 2015
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientists classify organisms based on their ______________. | Characteristics |
| What kingdom did scientists add to create a classification for organisms that had characteristics of both plants and animals? | Protista |
| What are single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus? | Prokaryotes |
| What are organisms whose cells have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles? | Eukaryotes |
| Molds and mushrooms are examples of which kingdom? | Fungi |
| In order for plants to make their own food through photosynthesis, they must be exposed to _____________________. | sunlight |
| What are two ways plants are used by other organisms? | Plants make food and provide a habitat for organisms. |
| Name 4 characteristics that members of the Kingdom Plantae have in common? | Plants are green, multicellular, have cell walls, and make their own food using the sun's energy. |
| Why do animals depend on bacteria and fungi? | To recycle nutrients found in dead organisms. |
| What is the science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms? | Taxonomy |
| Where does the scientific name for organisms comes from? | Genus and species |
| Why did scientists find it necessary to add new domains and kingdoms? | They discovered new organisms. |
| Before the 1600s, scientists divided organisms into what two groups? | plants and animals |
| The scientific name for the European white waterlily is Nymphaea alba. To which species does this plant belong? | alba |
| The simple, single-celled organisms that live in your intestines are classified in what kingdom? | Bacteria |
| What kind of organism thrives in hot springs and other extreme environments? | Archaebacteria |
| True/False. A bacterium is a type of prokaryote. | True (because it does not have a nucleus) |
| What is the division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics? | Classification |
| What is an aid that is used to identify organisms that consists of a series of paired, descriptive statements? | A dichotomous key |
| How does classifying living things help humans? | It helps humans make sense of the world. |
| When are organisms thought to be closely related? | When they have many characteristics in common. |
| How many levels of classification are in the modern system? | 8 |
| Why are the platypus, brown bear, lion, and house cat thought to be related to each other? | They have hair and mammary glands. |
| What Swedish scientist created the first organized, modern taxonomy? | Carolus Linnaeus |
| Each domain of organisms is divided into several _________________. | kingdoms |
| What is the smallest, most specific classification level? | species |
| In the scientific name, Elephas maximus, the word Elephas indicates the animal's ____________. | Genus |
| All genus names begin with a ____________ letter. | Capital |
| All specific names (species) begin with a _______________ letter. | lowercase |
| In order from largest to smallest, what are the eight levels of classification? | Domain-Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species |
| What is a group or organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring called? | Species |
| No matter how many common names an organism might have, it only has one _____________________. | scientific name |
| What do scientists do when a newly discovered organism does not fit any existing category? | Scientists create a new category. |
| True/False. Of all the organisms on the Earth, all have been discovered and classified. | False |
| What can you find by working through the statements in a dichotomous key? | The identity of an organism |
| What kingdom is made up of prokaryotes that can live in extreme environments? | Archaeabacteria |
| What domain is made up of prokaryotes that live in soil, water, and in the human body? | Bacteria |
| What kingdom are made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around, and respond quickly to their environment? | Animalia |
| What kingdom consists of complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls, and use the sun's energy to make sugar by photosynthesis? | Plantae |
| What kingdom are made up of mostly single-celled or simple multicellular organisms? | Protista |
| What kingdom is made up of nongreen, eukaryotic organisms that do not move and that reproduce by spores? | Fungi |
| How many kingdoms of bacteria are there today? | Two |
| Before the discovery of organisms like Algae, how were all organisms classified? | As plants or animals |
| What kingdom did scientists add to create a classification for organisms that had characteristics of both plants and animals? | Protista |
| What kingdom is Algae classified in? | Protista |
| Which kingdoms are unicellular prokaryotes? | Archaebacteria/ Eubacteria |
| Which kingdoms consist of both unicellular and multicellular organisms? | Protists and Fungi |
| Which kingdoms are eukaryotic? | Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals |
| Which kingdom consist of only multicellular, eukaryotic heterotrophs? | Animal |
| Which kingdom consist of only multicellular, eukaryotic autotrophs? | Plant |
| Which kingdom has plant-like, animal-like, and fungus-like organisms? | Protist |
| What is the main source of energy for most plants? | The sun |
| Which kingdom includes only multicellular heterotrophs? | Animal |
| What 3 characteristics are used to place organisms into kingdoms? | Type of Cell Ability to make food Number of body cells |
| What are organisms that make their own food? | Autotrophs |
| Who created the system of classification we use today... the Father of Modern Classification? | Linneaus |
| Which kingdom does not have organisms that have a cell wall? | Animal |
| Which organisms can not make their own food? | Heterotrophs |
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