Chapter 2 Classifications

Question 1

cell

Answer 1

the smallest living unit of an orgainism

Question 2

unicellular

Answer 2

tiny organisms made of one cell

Question 3

multicellular

Answer 3

made of many cells

Question 4

energy

Answer 4

the ability to do work

Question 5

cell theory

Answer 5

the theory that all living things are made up of cells

Question 6

molecule

Answer 6

the smallest unit of a substance that consists of two or more atoms

Question 7

carbohydrate

Answer 7

an organic compound that contains only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, such as sugar and starch

Question 8

lipid

Answer 8

fat

Question 9

protein

Answer 9

organic molecule made of amino acids that may serve as an enzyme as a cellular building block or another function

Question 10

nucleic acid

Answer 10

Organic molecule that contias genetic info of a cell needed to make proteins and maintain life; DNA or RNA

Question 11

taxonomy

Answer 11

the scienceof classifying organisms

Question 12

kingdom

Answer 12

in the modern classification system one of six large groups of living organisms to which all species are assigned; composed of phyla

Question 13

phylum

Answer 13

after kingdom; sub division of kingdom inludes one or more classes of organisms

Question 14

class

Answer 14

after phylum

modern classification sub division of a phylum includes one or more organisms

Question 15

order

Answer 15

after class

modern classification sub division of a class that includes one or more organisms

Question 16

family

Answer 16

after order

modern classification subdivision of order that inlcudes one or more genera of organisms

Question 17

genus

Answer 17

after family

modern classification subdivision of family includes one or more of species or organisms

Question 18

species

Answer 18

after genus

a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce offspring capable of reproducing;

a group of organisms that are structurally similiar but with a degree of variation

Question 19

scientific name

Answer 19

unique two word name of a particular organism

Question 20

biblical kind

Answer 20

a group of organisms established by God, that are able to breed amongst themselves and produce offspring