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7thgradeBioTest10
Taxonomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To classify an organism means to organize things into what? | groups |
| The groups are based on the ways in which things are what? | similar. |
| taxonomy | The science of classifying organisms. |
| Aristotle began his system of taxonomy by dividing organisms into two large whats? | kingdoms. |
| Organisms can have several common or popular whats? | names |
| Who invented the system for giving organisms scientific names? | Carolus Linnaeus |
| What is this two-word naming system called? | binomial nomenclature |
| Is the genus or species capitalized? | the genus |
| acronym for remembering the different levels of classification | Did King Philip Come Over For Ginger Snaps? |
| DKPCOFGS | domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
| archae | ancient, old |
| Which kingdom was first to evolve? | Archaea |
| Where do archaea organisms thrive? | extreme environments |
| Which kingdom was second to evolve? | Bacteria |
| Where do bacteria live? | everywhere, they are ubiquitous |
| ubiquitous | everywhere |
| Which was the third kingdom to evolve? | Protista |
| Where do protists thrive? | moist environments |
| Do fungi have cell walls? | yes |
| What are fungi cell walls made out of? | chitin |
| Do plants have cell walls? | yes |
| What are plant cell walls made out of? | cellulose |
| Do animals have cell walls? | no |
| Do all animals reproduce sexually? | no, only mostly |