unit 2 vocabulary

Question 1

any system that takes a collection of materials and creates logical groups.

Answer 1

Classification

Question 2

a taxonomic category that contains the largest number of different organisms that share some traits or characteristics

Answer 2

kingdom

Question 3

single celled organisms without a nucleus that live in extreme environments. i.e. oceans

Answer 3

kingdom archaebacteria

Question 4

multi-cellular, they take food from the outside environment

Answer 4

kingdom animal

Question 5

complex, single-celled organisms without a nucleus. these are the common bacteria

Answer 5

kingdom eubacteria

Question 6

also may be single or multi-cellular, but they reproduce by sending out spores

Answer 6

kingdom fungi

Question 7

multi-cellular with cell walls and chlorophyll, they make there own food

Answer 7

kingdom plant

Question 8

mostly single-celled, but some may be simple, many-celled organisms with a nucleus

Answer 8

kingdom protist

Question 9

devices created to increase the size of an object

Answer 9

magnification tools

Question 10

device that use lenses to increase the apparent size of an object

Answer 10

microscope

Question 11

a microscope that uses two or more lenses to magnify an object

Answer 11

compound microscope

Question 12

a magnifying lens that is curved outward on both sides and used to enlarge objects

Answer 12

convex lens

Question 13

significantly more powerful than a light microscope

Answer 13

electron microscope