Question | Answer |
Who is the Father of classification? | Carolus Linneaus |
Things that have all characteristics of life | organisms |
living things that are made of only one cell | unicellular |
living things that are made of two or more cells | multicellular |
living things have specialized structures with specialized functions | organization |
living things grow by increasing cell size and/or increasing cell number | growth and development |
living things make more living things through this process | reproduction |
living things adjust and respond to to changes in their internal and external environment | homeostasis |
living things use energy for all the processes they perform | Use of Energy |
to group ideas, information, or objects based on similarites | classify |
Who developed the first classification system? | Aristotle |
The 6 higher levels are classification are the _________ | kingdoms |
Who came up with a 5 kingdom system of classification? | Robert H Whittaker |
How many domains are currently used in classification? | 3 |
What are the current domains used for classification? | Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya |
How many kingdoms are in our current classification system? | 6 |
What are the current kingdoms of classification? | Eubacteria(bacteria), Archaeabacteria, Protist, Fungi, Plant, and Animal |
How many levels of classification are under a kingdom? | 6 |
What are the levels of classification under a kingdom? | Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
What is the a mnemonic device we can use to remember the 6 levels under a kingdom? | King Phillip/David came over for good spaghetti. |
What do we call Linnaeus' system that gives every organism a two-word scientific name? | binomial nomenclature |
_______ is a group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring. | species |
_______ is a group of similar species. | genus |
What two words go together to create the binomial nomenclature name for each organism? | genus and species |
Why is a scientific name important? | it helps to avoid mistakes in identification with others around the world |
What is a series of descriptions arranged in pairs that lead the user to the identification of an unknown organism? | dichotomous key |
What is a branched diagram that shows the relationship among organisms, including common ancestors? | cladogram |
Be able to use/analyze a dichotomous key and answer questions about cladograms. | |