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Dorman Chpt6
Classifying
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do you call the process of grouping things based on similarites? | classification |
| Why do biologists use classification? | organisms are easier to study when they are organized into groups |
| What is taxonomy? | The scientific study of how things are classified |
| Scientists know a lot more about orgnisms when they are___________________ | classified |
| Who divided animals into subgroups? | Aristotle |
| Scientists today divide groups into smaller groups based on their________ | similarities |
| What three groups did Aristotle divide animals into? | flying, swimming,walking |
| Linnaeus's naming system is called____?______ | binomial nomenclature |
| In binomial nomenclature each organism has a _______________________? | two part name |
| In a binomial nomenclature the first name is the ______________ and the second is the _________. | Genus and Species |
| Certain organisms are similar because they share _____________ ___________ | common ancestors |
| What are the 7 levels of the classification system today? (modern) | Kingdon, Pyla, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
| The more classification levels two organisms share the more _______ they have in common. | characteristics |
| What are two ways to learn the identity of organisms? | Field Guides and taxonomic key |
| Name the six kingdoms of living things. | archae bacteria, eubacteria, protists, fungi, plants, animals |
| Organisms are placed in Kingdoms based on what three things? | type of cell, how they make food, number of cells they have |
| Which Kingdom includes organisms that are autotrophic (able to make own food) and prokaryotes | Archaebacteria |
| Unicellular prokaryotes are in what kingdom? | prokaryotes |
| Can protists be either unicellular or multicellular? | yes |
| What do protists differ from other bacteria? | they have a nucleus |
| Name 3 examples of fungi. | mushrooms, molds, mildew |
| What do fungi feed on? | dead or decaying organisms |
| What are plants classified as? | autotrophs |
| What is an autotroph? | organism that can make its own food |
| Can life on earth exist without plants? | no |
| Name two characteristics of animals. | heterotrophs and eukaryotes |
| All animals have what kind of cell? | multicellular |
| What do animals have that allows them to find food and eat it? | adaptations |
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