Classification and Genetics - Biology

Question 1

What is the name for grouping organisms by similarities?

Answer 1

Taxonomy

Question 2

Who was the first person to develop a classification system?

Answer 2

Carl Linnaeus

Question 3

Definition of animal

Answer 3

All multi-cellular animals

Question 4

Definition of plants

Answer 4

All green plants

Question 5

Definition of fungi

Answer 5

Moulds, mushrooms, yeast

Question 6

Definition of prokaryotes

Answer 6

Amoeba, chlorella

Question 7

Definition of Protoctista

Answer 7

Bacteria, blue-green algae

Question 8

How do you remember the sub divisions in biology?

Answer 8

King Prawn Curry Or Fat Greasy Sausage

Question 9

What comes after Order?

Answer 9

Family

Question 10

What name comes second in the binomial naming system

Answer 10

Species

Question 11

What language is the binomial naming system based on?

Answer 11

Latin

Question 12

What ingredients are used when trying to see dna extracted from soft fruits?

Answer 12

Salt, detergent and ice cold alcohol

Question 13

Wha is a chromosome

Answer 13

A long DNA molecule made up of genes

Question 14

What is a gene?

Answer 14

A long thin length of dna

Question 15

Where is the chromosome in a cell located?

Answer 15

In the nucleus

Question 16

How many arms does a chromosome have

Answer 16

2

Question 17

How many chromosomes are there in most human cells?

Answer 17

46

Question 18

How many pairs are there in most human cells

Answer 18

23