Kingdoms
Name 2 of the 6 kingdoms
Animal, Plant, Fungi, Bacteria, Protista, or Archaea
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?
Biotic are living things while abiotic are non-living
Fill in the blank:
CO2 + water + sunlight ---> _______ + oxygen
Glucose/sugar
What does the mnemonic "Dear King Philip Came Over For Good Soup" help you remember?
The 7 levels of taxonomy
What is the independent variable in an experiment?
The thing the scientist changes
This kingdom is an autotroph and makes food through photosynthesis
Plants/Plantae
Name 2 of the 6 characteristics of life
Made of cells, grows and develops, responds to environment, reproduces, uses energy, has DNA
What are the openings that let air in/out of leaves called?
Stomata
What is an ecosystem?
Name the six parts of a plant.
Roots, stem, leaves, flower, fruit seed
This kingdom breaks down dead, decaying matter
Fungi
A crystal grows bigger over time but is not alive. Which characteristic of life does it fail to meet?
It has no cells, no DNA, and cannot reproduce
Which part of the plant is where photosynthesis happens?
Leaves
Kingdom is the second level of taxonomy, under domain.
Write a hypothesis in if/then format for this experiment: Does warm water make yeast grow fast than cold water?
If yeast is placed in warm water, then it will...
This kingdom contains unicellular organisms with no nucleus
Bacteria
A virus has DNA and can reproduce but only inside another cell. Is it alive? Use the characteristics of life to argue yes or no.
This is a big debate among scientists, so either answer with solid reasoning is correct.
What is the job of the roots?
Anchor the plant in the ground and absorb water and nutrients from the soil
A house cat is Felis catus. A lion is Panthera leo. At which level of Linnean taxonomy do they split?
They split at genus
State all the levels of Linnaean taxonomy.
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
A venus flytrap catches and eats insects. Which kingdom does it belong to and how do you know?
Plants, because it still makes its own food through photosynthesis. What it eats does not determine its kingdom.
Which characteristic of life explains why plants bend towards windows?
Respond to environment
A student puts a plant in a dark closet with plenty of water. What will happen and why? Use the photosynthesis equation in your answer.
The plant will not be able to photosynthesize because sunlight is missing. Without photosynthesis, the plant cannot make energy and will eventually die.
Describe a mutualistic interaction, and given an example.
Mutualism is beneficial for both organisms (win-win situation). E.g. fish and coral
State and explain one way humans impact ecosystems.
Deforestation, invasive species, climate change, pollution