T1 Science Revision: terms of classification

Question 1

Kingdom

Answer 1

The first level of classification in the modern animal classification system

Question 2

Eukaryotic

Answer 2

An organism consisting of a cell/cells where the DNA is contained in a nucleus

Question 3

Multicellular

Answer 3

Organisms composed of more than one cell

Question 4

Autotrophic

Answer 4

An organism capable of gaining its nutritional requirements from light or chemical energy

Question 5

Heterotrophic

Answer 5

An organism that gets its nutritioal requirements through the consumption of other organisms

Question 6

Unicellular

Answer 6

Organisms composed of a single cell

Question 7

Prokaryotic

Answer 7

Unicellular organisms that lack a membrane or distinct nucleus

Question 8

Invertebrate

Answer 8

Animals without backbones

Question 9

Binomial nomenclature

Answer 9

A two-name naming system consisting of Genus and species

Question 10

Ectothermic

Answer 10

relying on its environment for body heat, also known as cold-blooded

Question 11

Endothermic

Answer 11

An organism that controls its body heat internally

Question 12

Dichotomous key

Answer 12

a key with two choices at every stage