taxonomy

Question 1

What are the 6 Kingdoms of life?

Answer 1

Archaea, Bacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plant, Animal

Question 2

Archaea

Answer 2

-prokaryotic
-single celled extremophiles (lovers of extreme environments)

Question 3

Bacteria

Answer 3

prokaryotic, single- celled, bacteria and blue- green algae (Cyanobacteria)

Question 4

Protista

Answer 4

• eukaryotic
• some single- celled, some are multi- celled.
• photosynthesizing

Question 5

Fungi

Answer 5

-eukaryotic
mostly multi celled (except yeast)
- no photosynthesis
- heterotrophic but only absorb nutrition. Includes mushrooms and molds

Question 6

plant

Answer 6

• eukaryotic
• multi celled
• autotrophic by photosynthesis

Question 7

animal

Answer 7

eukaryotic, multi celled, heterotrophic by ingestion.

Question 8

species

Answer 8

look similar, interbreed producing fertile offspring

Question 9

scientific names of species

Answer 9

binomial nomenclature

Question 10

who is carl linnaeus

Answer 10

a1700’s swedish biologist considered “father” of Taxonomy.

Question 11

why latin?

Answer 11

it made sense at the time, everyone who went to high school knew Latin so it was much simpler to use. Developed groups of living things called “taxa”

Question 12

What are the 7 sub- categories of each kingdom

Answer 12

1. Kingdom
2. Phylum
3. Class
4. Order
5. Family
6. Genus
7. Species

Question 13

Classifying Humans (from specific to general)

Answer 13

1. Kingdom- Animalia
2. Phylum- Chordata
3. Class- Mammalia
4. Order- Primates
5. Family- Hominidae
6. Genus- Homo
7. Species- Homo sapiens

Question 14

Examples of dispersal

Answer 14

1. Coconuts float
2. maple fruits- helicopter
3. dandelion fruits- parachute

Question 15

Monocots

Answer 15

Seed has one cotyledon

Question 16

Dicot

Answer 16

Seed has two cotyledons

Question 17

Function of Liverwort

Answer 17

Painkiller similar to the THC in marijuana

Question 18

Phylum Bryophyta (FAKE)

Answer 18

• reproduce by small spores
• single celled
• no vascular system
• root like , stem like, and leaf like
  EX: LIVERWORTS + MOSSES

Question 19

Phylum Tracheophyta (T for TRUE)

Answer 19

• circulatory system
• true roots, steam and leaf structures

Question 20

Classes of Tracheophyta

Answer 20

a. ferns- reproduce by smalls single- celled spores
b. gymnosperms- reproduce by tiny seeds. they don’t repoduce flowers or fruits b ecuase they produce seeds in cones
EX: PINCECONES
c. Angiosperms- reproduce by seeds that are the products of flowers and subsequent fruits. Some monocots, some diocts.