Classicication Of Organisms

Question 1

What is an Autotroph in relation to food?

Answer 1

Makes its own food

Question 2

What is a Heterotroph in relation to food?

Answer 2

Finds its food, not capable of making its food

Question 3

What does Unicellular mean?

Answer 3

One cell

Question 4

What does Multicellular mean?

Answer 4

More than one cell

Question 5

Prokaryotic

Answer 5

Cells don’t have a nucleus, always unicellular

Question 6

Eukaryotic

Answer 6

Cells have a nucleus, either multicellular or unicellular

Question 7

What is sexual reproduction and how does it relate to DNA?

Answer 7

2 parents, 50% DNA from each

Question 8

What is asexual reproduction and how does it relate to DNA?

Answer 8

1 parent, 100% DNA from it (exact copy)

Question 9

Who was the “Father of Taxonomy” and why was he given this name?

Answer 9

Carolus Linnaeus- he came out with the classification system and the 2-name-naming-system

Question 10

What are the 8 levels of classification? (in order from broadest to most specific)

Answer 10

1) domain
2) kingdom
3) phylum
4) class
5) order
6) family
7) genus
8) species

Question 11

What are the 3 domains?

Answer 11

Archea, bacteria, eukarya

Question 12

Are organisms in the domain archaebacteria:
1) unicellular or multicellular
2) prokaryotes or eukaryotes

Answer 12

1) unicellular
2) prokaryotes

Question 13

Are organisms in the domain bacteria:
1) unicellular or multicellular
2) prokaryotes or eukaryotes

Answer 13

1) unicellular
2) prokaryotes

Question 14

Are organisms in the domain eukarya:
1) unicellular, multicellular, or both
2) prokaryotes or eukaryotes

Answer 14

1) both
2) eukaryotes

Question 15

Are organisms in the kingdom eubacteria:
1) prokaryotes or eukaryotes
2) unicellular, multicellular, or both
3) autotrophs, heterotrophs, or both

Answer 15

1) prokaryotes
2) unicellular
3) both

Question 16

What is the difference between the kingdom eubacteria and the kingdom archaebacteria

Answer 16

E- not extreme environments
A- extreme environments

Question 17

Are organisms in the kingdom archaebacteria:
1) prokaryotes or eukaryotes
2) unicellular, multicellular, or both
3) autotrophs, heterotrophs, or both

Answer 17

1) prokaryotes
2) unicellular
3) both

Question 18

Are organisms in the kingdom protista:
1) prokaryotes or eukaryotes
2) unicellular, multicellular, or both
3) autotrophs, heterotrophs, or both

Answer 18

1) eukaryotes
2) both
3) both

Question 19

List examples of protists.

Answer 19

Slime mold, protozoa, primitive algae

Question 20

Are organisms in the kingdom fungi:
1) prokaryotes or eukaryotes
2) unicellular, multicellular, or both
3) autotrophs, heterotrophs, or both

Answer 20

1) eukaryotes
2) multicellular
3) heterotrophs

Question 21

List examples of fungi.

Answer 21

Yeast, mushrooms, ringworm

Question 22

Are organisms in the kingdom plantae:
1) prokaryotes or eukaryotes
2) unicellular, multicellular, or both
3) autotrophs, heterotrophs, or both

Answer 22

1) eukaryotes
2) multicellular
3) autotrophs

Question 23

Are organisms in the kingdom animalia:
1) prokaryotes or eukaryotes
2) unicellular, multicellular, or both
3) autotrophs, heterotrophs, or both

Answer 23

1) eukaryotes
2) multicellular
3) heterotrophs

Question 24

What is included in a scientific name?

Answer 24

Genus, species

Question 25

How do you write a scientific name?

Answer 25

Genus first- capitalize first letter
Species second- lowercase

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