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Classification Test
Science Classification Test/Other!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does "CGERR" stand for? | 1.Cells 2.Grow and Develop 3.Energy 4.Reproduce-DNA 5.Respond/Sense |
| What is homeostasis? | The process of maintaining s stable internal environment |
| What is heredity? | The resemblance of offspring to their parents |
| What are cells? | The structures that contain all of the materials necessary for life and they are found in all organisms, sometimes specialized for particular functions |
| What is a true statement about ALL living things? | They have one or more cells |
| What is a stimulus? | A change in an organism's environment that affects the organism's activities |
| What is true about the metabolism? | It requires energy and it is the sum of an organisms chemical activities that involves the breakdown of food |
| What is the metabolism? | The total of all the chemical activities that an organism performs |
| What is DNA? | Hereditary material that controls all the activities that an organism performs |
| True or False: The chemical reactions that happen inside your body can also take place in any other type of environment? | False |
| True or False: When it is hot, your body sweats to maintain a temperature of about 37 degrees Celsius | True |
| What is asexual reproduction? | It involves one parent who's offspring is identical to it. |
| What is sexual reproduction? | When two parents unite to create an offspring that has characteristics or traits of BOTH parents |
| Who was Aristotle? | The first person to classify animals |
| What is Binomial Nomenclature? | A two-name naming system |
| What is Dichotomous? | Grouping items into two groups |
| What is a Kingdom? | The classification group with the largest number of individuals |
| What is Species? | The classification group with the largest number of characteristics in common |
| What is Taxonomy? | The science of classification |
| Who was Linnaeus? | The person who developed the modern system of classification |
| What two classification groups make up the scientific name of an organism? | Genus and Species |
| How did Aristotle divide organisms into groups or classify living things? | By plants and animals |
| A dichotomous key divides organisms into how many groups? | two |
| What is an example of fungi? | mushrooms or mold |
| What is an example of Protista? | kelp, algae, euglena |
| How many genus groupings are represented here: Quercus alba, Quercus palustrus, Quercus rubrum | one |
| Name two kingdoms that consist of unicellular organisms | Archaebacteria and Eubacteria |
| Which kingdom is multicellular, does not have chlorophyll, and decomposes matter to get it's food? | Fungi |
| Which kingdom does not have cell walls, is complex, multicellular, eukaryotic, and has organ systems? | Animalia |
| True or False: There are seven kingdoms into which all living things are classified? | False |
| True or False: If two organisms are in the same species, then they will also share the same family, order, class, phylum, and kingdom? | True |
| True or False: Any two living things in the same species can produce organisms that are also fertile? | True |
| What are the 7 classification groups in order? | 1.Kingdom 2.Phylum 3.Class 4.Order 5.Family 6.Genus 7.Species |
| What are the 6 kingdoms? | 1.Archaebacteria 2.Eubacteria 3.Protista 4.Fungi 5.Plantae 6.Animalia |
| What is classification? | The division of organisms into groups or classes, based on specific characteristics |
| What is taxonomy? | The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms |
| What is a dichotomous key? | A series of paired statements to identify organisms |
| What is heterotrophs? | They get their food from consuming others |
| What are autotrophs? | They make their own food |
| What are eukaryotes? | Have a nucleus |
| What are prokaryotes? | |
| What is multicellular? | Made up of many cells |
| What is unicellular? | Made up of one single cell |
| What is a dichotomous key used for? | To help you identify a living thing you don't know |
| How many kingdoms are recognized today? | 6 |
| What is Carolus Linnaeus known for? | Founding father of the science of taxonomy |
| To which kingdom would a pine tree belong to? | Plantae |
| To which kingdom would euglena belong to? | Protista |
| What scientific name for WOWBug is Melittobia digitata. What is the WOWBug's species name? | digitata |
| The scientific name for a seahorse is Hippocampus hudsonius. To what genus does it belong to? | Hippocampus |
| What would scientist do if they discovered an organism that does not fit into any of the six kingdoms? | make up a new kingdom/category or add another kingdom |
| Why do members of the animal kingdom depend on bacteria and fungi? | Because they recycle nutrients in dead organisms |
| Scientists classify organisms based on their what? | shared characteristics |
| How does fungi take in nutrients? | They use digestive juices and absorb them |
| What do biologists do? | classify living things |
| How many kingdoms of bacteria are there? | two |
| Members of the kingdom _____ include ferns, pine trees, and moss. | Plantae |
| Members of the kingdom ______ are able to survive in some of the world's harshest environments. | Archaebacteria |
| Mushrooms belong to what kingdom? | Fungi |
| One member of the kingdom _____ causes pneumonia. | Eubacteria |
| All members of the kingdom ______ must eat food in order to survive. | Animalia |
| Members of kingdom _____ are eukaryotes with nuclei and membrane-bound organelles, yet they are not plants, animals, or fungi. | Protista |
| Which two kingdoms consist of only unicellular organisms? | Archaebacteria and Eubacteria |
| Which classification group has the most members with the fewest characteristics in common? | Kingdom |
| Which classification group has the fewest members and the most characteristics in common? | Species |
| KNOW THE SIX CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS! | CGERRRRRRR((((: |