Question | Answer |
What is the two-part naming system used to identify organisms? Hint: it includes the genus and species | binomial nomenclature |
What are the three characteristics used to classify organisms? | the number of cells
how they make food
their cell type |
Are protists usually unicellular or multicellular? | unicellular...only a few are multicellular |
Are animals unicellular or multicellular? | always multicellular |
Are plants unicellular or multicellular? | always multicellular |
Are eubacteria unicellular or multicellular? | always unicellular |
Are fungi unicellular or multicellular? | mostly multicellular...some are unicellular |
Which kingdom contains only autotrophs? | Plant |
Which TWO kingdoms contain heterotrophs? | Animal and Fungi |
Which TWO kingdoms contain prokaryotes? | Eubacteria and Archaebaceria |
Which kingdom is made of up of a wide variety of organisms that don't really fit well into any other kingdom? | Protist |
Suppose you found a new organism with the following characteristics: unicellular, eukaryotic, and it's an autotroph. What kingdom would you classify it into? | Protist |
What term can be used to describe organisms that break down dead material and use it as their food--like all of the organisms in the fungi kingdom? | decomposer |
What kingdom is made of ancient bacteria that live in extreme environments? | Archaebacteria |
Who is known as the father of taxonomy? | Carolus Linnaeus |
What are the two prokaryotic DOMAINS? | Archaebacteria and Eubacteria |
Which TWO kingdoms contain both unicellular and multicellular organisms? | Protist and Fungi |