Life Science

Question 1

What are the main levels of classifying living things?

Answer 1

Kingdom 
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 2

What are the five kingdoms of living things?

Answer 2

Monerans- eubacteria and archaebacteria
- prokaryotic
Protists- single eukaryotic cell
Fungi- organisms that absorb substances originally produced by other living things
Plants- contain chlorophyll to make food
- have rigid walls made of cellulose
Animals

Question 3

Ecology definiton

Answer 3

Th study of living things in their natural surroundings

Environment- the surroundings of living things (living and non living)

Human ecology- the study of how humans change the environment, and how these changes affect humans

Question 4

What is the part of the Earth where life exists?

Answer 4

Biosphere

Question 5

What are the units within the biosphere?

Answer 5

Niche- the “profession” of the species
Habitat- the “address” of a species
Ecosystem- contains several habitats
Biosphere- living part of the planet, including the atmosphere