Unit 2: Vocabulary Words

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

the variety of organisms

Question 2

Taxonomy

Answer 2

the science of classification

Question 3

Taxon

Answer 3

one particular group within a taxonomic system

Question 4

Kingdom

Answer 4

highest category; contains phyla

Question 5

archaebacteria

Answer 5

kingdom that contains prokaryotes that live in extreme environments

Question 6

archae

Answer 6

domain made up of prokaryotes that live in extreme environments

Question 7

Bacteria

Answer 7

domain made up of prokaryotes that have cell wall

Question 8

Genus

Answer 8

contains species

Question 9

subspecies

Answer 9

below species; organisms live in different geographic areas but can interbreed

Question 10

domain

Answer 10

broadest category; contains kingdom

Question 11

order

Answer 11

contains families

Question 12

division

Answer 12

for plants only, contains classes

Question 13

species

Answer 13

below genus, contain subspecies

Question 14

animalia

Answer 14

kingdom of eukaryotic, multi-cellular organisms without cell walls

Question 15

protista

Answer 15

kingdom of one-celled eukaryotes

Question 16

Binomial Nomenclature

Answer 16

two naming system

Question 17

Phylum

Answer 17

within a kingdom, contains classes

Question 18

Eukarya

Answer 18

domain made up of all eukaryotes

Question 19

Eubacteria

Answer 19

Kingdom that contains prokaryotes except archaebacteria

Question 20

Fungi

Answer 20

Kingdom of non-green, eukaryotic organisms that get food by breaking down organic matter

Question 21

Plantae

Answer 21

kingdom of eukaryotic, multicellular organisms with cell walls

Question 22

family

Answer 22

contains genera (genus)