Life Traits
Themes of Biology
Taxonomy
Domains & Kingdoms
Potpourri
100
While growing plants use sun and water, and through the process of photosynthesis they turn this into energy. During decay the bacteria that usually grows on plants has its own systems for breaking down the plant and converting it into usable energy. This exemplifies this life trait.
What is requires energy?
100
A food web best demonstrates this theme.
What is systems and interactions or energy?
100
This is the system for naming organisms, for example Homo sapiens.
What is binomial nomenclature
100
The names of the three domains.
What is Eubacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya?
100
In a cladogram, this represents a divergence in the species because of a characteristic change or etc.?
What is a new line?
200
DNA, RNA, and proteins are examples of this life trait.
What is contains complex compounds and is highly organized?
200
Lions are some of the fiercest predators in the wild. Assuming that lions eat gazelles as a main source of food, this theme would be exemplified in what happens to the Lion population if the Gazelle population declines.
What is homeostasis?
200
This language was a good choice for taxonomy because it is not changing.
What is Latin?
200
This domain contains four kingdoms that are all made up of cells with membrane bound organelles?
What is Eukarya?
200
The features that distinguishes between a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell.
What are membrane bound organelles?
300
The life trait that best describes why a pine tree has needles instead of broad leaves.
What is adapts to environment?
300
This theme is the unifying theme of biology. It can be applied at all levels of life.
What is evolution?
300
True or False: two species of the same Phylum are more alike than two species of the same Class.
What is false?
300
Organisms that belong to this kingdom include: mushrooms, mold, and athlete's foot.
What is fungi?
300
The smallest level of organization in which something can be considered alive.
What is a cell?
400
This life trait is not demonstrated by viruses, making them fall outside of the taxonomy of living things.
What is reproduction or made of 1 or more cells?
400
All water samples contained producers, but they may have been different in abundance and biodiversity. The theme that best describes that statement.
What is unity within diversity?
400
1. Structure/anatomy 2. Chromosomal similarities/DNA comparison 3. Biochemical comparison 4. Fossil record
What are modern methods for classification?
400
The domain in which you would classify a prokaryote that is unicellular, lives in extreme environments, and has unique cell wall chemicals.
What is Archaea?
400
Organisms are in the same species if they produce fertile viable offspring in nature. This best describes this definition of a species.
What is the biological species definition?
500
This life trait is not always expressed on a macroscopic level in living things, and is not on all lists for life traits.
What is movement?
500
Peer review is an essential component of how scientists validate work that is published. This demonstrates this theme of biology.
What is the process (nature) of science?
500
This person created the modern system of taxonomy for living things.
Who is Carl Linnaeus?
500
Organisms that belong to this kingdom include: algae, paramecium, amoeba, slime molds, and sea weeds.
What is Protista?
500
A method of identifying organisms that uses choices based on observations to narrow down options.
What is a dichotomous key?
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