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Classification and Kingdoms of Life Flashcards

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1
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What are the 6 kingdoms of life?

A

Animals, plants, fungi, protists, eubacteria, archaebacteria.

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Aristotle developed the 1st widely accepted system of biological ______________.

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Classification

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3
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Who developed the method of classification that is currently used?

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Carolus Linnaeus

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4
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Taxonomy: The science of ____________.

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Classification

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Organisms are grouped by biological meaning. What are these groups referred to as?

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Taxa

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6
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How many levels/taxa are there?

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8

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7
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At the top of the hierarchy, there are the _________ # of organisms.

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Greatest

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8
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What is the mnemonic to remember all 8 taxa?

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Do Kings Play Cards On Fat Green Stools?

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9
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What domain are we only studying?

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Eukarya

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What is the system that assigns organisms a scientific name?

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Binomial Nomenclature

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How many parts are there in a scientific name?

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2 parts

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The first word in a scientific name identifies the…..

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Genus (a group of similar species).

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The first word always begins with a ________ letter and is written in ________.

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Capital, italics.

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14
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The second word in a scientific name identifies the…..

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Species

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The second word begins with a _____________ letter and is written in _______.

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lowercase, italics

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What is a genus?

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A group of similar species.

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17
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What is the dichotomous key?

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A tool that allows scientists to identify the genus and species of living organisms.

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18
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What does the dichotomous key look like?

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A bracket.

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19
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Phylogenetic classification is a classification system that shows the ____________ history of _______ and reveals the evolutionary ________________.

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evolutionary, species, relationships

20
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A cladogram is a picture of how traits _________ and are retained in each sequential organism.

A

evolve

21
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Are prokaryotes unicellular or multicellular?

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Unicellular

22
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Are eukaryotes unicellular or multicellular?

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Mostly multicellular

23
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Do prokaryotes reproduce sexually or asexually?

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Asexually

24
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Do eukaryotes have a nucleus?

A

Yes

25
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Do prokaryotes have a nucleus?

A

No

26
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Are plant and animal cells prokaryotes or eukaryotes?

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Eukaryotes

27
Q

Autotrophs are usually….

A

plants

28
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How do heterotrophs obtain their food?

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Through other organisms.

29
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How do autotrophs obtain their food?

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They make it using photosynthesis.

30
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Organisms carry out respiration either ___________ with oxygen or ____________ without oxygen.

A

Aerobically, Anaerobically

31
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Non- vascular:
-No roots, stems, or leaves
-No seeds (but they have spores)
-_______ water
-Found in swamps, bogs, etc.

A

Absorbs

32
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Is moss a vascular or non-vascular plant?

A

Non-vascular

33
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Vascular plants ______ water.

A

Store

34
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What kinds of seeds do vascular plants have?

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Gymnosperms or Angiosperms

35
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What is the vascular tissue that vascular plants have?

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xylem and phloem

36
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What is the function of xylem?

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Xylem transports water and solutes from the root to the leaves.

37
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What is the function of phloem?

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Phloem transports compounds made during photosynthesis in the leaves to other parts of the plant.

38
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True or False: Angiosperms are flowering plants. Most trees are angiosperms.

A

True

39
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True or False: Gymnosperms are vascular plants with flowers/fruit.

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False- W/O flowers/fruit.

40
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How does amoeba move?

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By extending the cytoplasm.

41
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How does paramecium move?

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Hair-like structures called cilia.

42
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How does euglena move?

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A whip-like tail called the flagellum.

43
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What is innate behavior?

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Behavior that is inherited, can be influenced by natural selection and passed to offspring.

44
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What is learned behavior?

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Takes place when behavior changes through practice or experience.

45
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What is social behavior?

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Behavior among 2 or more organisms within the SAME species. Sometimes can be an instinctive behavior, but most often a social behavior.

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