Test 1 Flashcards
Regarding energy acquisition, fungi are…
Decomposers
Frances Bacon was the first to propose what?
The scientific method
If two species are allopatric, what does this mean?
That they are ISOLATED from one another
The domain that a nucleus is…
Eurkarya
What is a domain and what kinds are there?
Domain: catagorization
Kinds: eurkarya, archaea, and bacteria
The first step of the scientific method is:
Make an observation
The organism that causes malaria belongs to what kingdom?
Protista
Almost all animals are a part of what troph?
Heterotrophs
Blue cheese contains organisms from what kingdom?
Fungi
Genetic change over time is..
Evolution- defines evolution
The smallest official living structure is the…
Cell
The main non-reproductive part of a mushroom is…
The structure that grows above the ground
A distinguishing feature of almost all animals is the presence of…
A mouth
Estimated time that life started on earth?
3.5 billion
What is a living cell that only has a single DNA strand called?
Prokaryotic
What kingdom of eukaryotes has the greatest diversity?
Animalia
Yeasts are a part of what kingdom and what’s unique about it?
Kingdom Fungi and it’s single celled
What Domains are prokaryote cells?
Archaea and bacteria
Having organelles is a characteristic of what Domain?
Eukarya
The domain that lives in harsh environments is
Archea
What is one way that Archaean’s acquire energy?
Chemosynthesis
The first living organisms to show up in the fossil records are..
Prokaryotes
How do bacteria reproduce?
Binary fission
Chloroplasts are organelles that allow plants to do what?
Photosynthesize