Biology Term 1

Question 1

What does King Philip Comes Over For Good Soup (K.P.C.O.F.G.S) stand for?

Answer 1

K-ingdom
P-hylum
C-lass
O-rder
F-amily
G-enus
S-pecies

Question 2

What are the characteristics of living organisms

Answer 2

Growth, Respiration, Irritability, Movement, Nutrition, Excretion and Reproduction or (G.R.I.M.N.E.R)

Question 3

What observable characteristics do scientists use to group organisms together?

Answer 3

colour, texture, appendages and means of locomotion, shape and behavior

Question 4

Can organisms be grouped by their observable characteristics

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

Who created the system to classify and name organisms?

Answer 5

Carl Linnaeus