Biology 5.1-5.2

Question 1

process of arranging organisms into groups based on similarities

Answer 1

taxonomy

Question 2

devised a simple, practical method of scientific classification

Answer 2

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 3

an English clergyman who devoted much time to natural studies and became well known for his work with plants

Answer 3

John Ray

Question 4

main groups

Answer 4

kingdoms

Question 5

kingdoms are divided in to what

Answer 5

phylas

Question 6

Each phylum is divided according to a different set of characteristics into what

Answer 6

classes

Question 7

classes are divided into what

Answer 7

orders

Question 8

the orders are divided into what

Answer 8

families

Question 9

families are divided into what

Answer 9

genera

Question 10

genera is divided into what

Answer 10

species

Question 11

a group of similar organisms that are all descended from a single group of originally created organisms and may refer to a species, a genus, or a family

Answer 11

kind

Question 12

system for assigning scientific names

Answer 12

binomial nomenclature

Question 13

The what kind is usually broader than our
modern species

Answer 13

biblical

Question 14

have membrane ­bound nuclei and membrane ­enclosed organelles

Answer 14

eukaryotes

Question 15

green plants; multicellular eukaryotes that have cell walls and usually perform photosynthesis

Answer 15

Plantae

Question 16

all fungi, including yeasts, molds, and mush­ rooms; multicellular eukaryotes that have cell walls and do not conduct photosynthesis

Answer 16

fungi

Question 17

multicellular animals; eukaryotes without cell walls; usually can move and collect food

Answer 17

Animalia

Question 18

eukaryotes that are not green plants, fungi, or multicellular animals; mostly unicellular organ­isms, such as amoeba, euglena, and paramecium

Answer 18

Protista

Question 19

true bacteria, including common disease­ causing bacteria; prokaryotes with cell walls made of the substance peptidoglycan

Answer 19

Eubacteria

Question 20

prokaryotes that do not contain peptidoglycan in their cell walls and have other key differences from true bacteria; many live in extreme environments

Answer 20

Archaebacteria

Question 21

the six kingdoms are grouped into what

Answer 21

domains

Question 22

the sup­posed evolutionary relationships of organisms.

Answer 22

phylogeny

Question 23

assumes that how closely related two organisms are determines how many characteristics they have in common

Answer 23

cladistics

Question 24

which depict all forms of life coming from a single life form

Answer 24

phylogenic trees

Question 25

have vascular tissue for conducting water and minerals from the roots to the leaves and sugar from the leaves to all parts of the plant

Answer 25

vascular plants

Question 26

includes angiosperms and gymnosperms

Answer 26

seed plants

Question 27

includes ferns, mosses, and others

Answer 27

non-seed plants

Question 28

including mosses and liverworts.

Answer 28

non-vascular plants

Question 29

Plants that produce seeds but do not produce flowers

Answer 29

gymnosperms

Question 30

cone­-bearing gymnosperms.

Answer 30

conifers

Question 31

pollen­ producing cones

Answer 31

staminate cones

Question 32

seed­-producing cones.

Answer 32

ovulate cones

Question 33

one of the biggest trees

Answer 33

Douglas Fir

Question 34

some of the oldest living things on Earth

Answer 34

bristlecone pines

Question 35

grows in Australia, has bright green leaves that are broad for a conifer

Answer 35

bunya-bunya

Question 36

have unusual knobby ­textured bark and waxy, fern­-like leaves. In size, they are compa­rable to other conifers

Answer 36

Wollemi pines

Question 37

resemble palm trees, grow today only in certain tropical and subtropical regions

Answer 37

cycads

Question 38

an oriental gymnosperm with two-­lobed, fan­ shaped leaves

Answer 38

ginkgo

Question 39

a small phylum of gymnosperms with varied charac­teristics

Answer 39

gnetophytes