Chapter 1: Classification Flashcards
What is a species?
A group of living organisms that reproduce to make fertile offspring
What’s a hybrid?
2 different species animals that reproduce together to make another
What’s the different between multicellular and unicellular?
Multiple cells is multi and uni is one cell
What’s an autotroph?
A plant or animal that’s feeds and makes their own food
What’s a heterotroph?
Where they eat other animals or plants to get food
What’s a saprophyte?
Feeds off decomposed/dead food
What’s the definition of a nucleus?
Where the DNA is stored in a cell
What are the chloroplasts?
Part of plant where photosynthesis occurs
What are the five kingdoms?
Animals, Prokaryotes, plants, Fungi and protists
What is the system of naming animals?
Binominal System
What language is the binominal system in?
Latin
2 parts of the binominal system
Genus&Species
Definition of biodiversity
the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.
Why do we need to preserve biodiversity
Extract useful products like medicine
Easier to recover after natural disasters
Visually pleasing
Dependence
