Biodiversity

Question 1

Autotroph

Answer 1

an organism that must generate its own organic molecules from an energy source such as the sun or inorganic molecules

Question 2

Eukaryote

Answer 2

“true nucleus”

Question 3

Fungi

Answer 3

eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that absorb their food, uni- or multicellular

Question 4

Analogous

Answer 4

features that are similar but do not share common ancestry, evolved independently

Question 5

Endosymbiosis

Answer 5

interactions between prokaryoric cells that led to them living together as one eukaryotic cell

Question 6

Taxonomy

Answer 6

the science of naming, describing, and classifying organisms

Question 7

Prokaryote

Answer 7

“no true nucleus”

Question 8

Archaea

Answer 8

similar to bacteria, but have unique chemical and genetic properties that allow them to inhabit harsh, extreme environments

Question 9

Heterotroph

Answer 9

organisms that get energy from organic molecules generated by producers or transferred from other consumers

Question 10

Protista

Answer 10

left over category for eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi

Question 11

Biodiversity

Answer 11

the variety of organisms considered at all levels from populations to ecosystems

Question 12

Bacteria

Answer 12

small, single celled, prokaryotic organisms that usually have a cell wall and reproduce by cellular fission

Question 13

Homologous

Answer 13

features that share common ancestry

Question 14

Plant

Answer 14

eukaryotic, autotrophic, multicelular, develop from embryos

Question 15

Animal

Answer 15

eukaryotic, heterotrophic, develop from embryos, multicellular, move around the environment to ingest their food