History
Classification Levels
Misc.
6 Kingdoms
6 Kingdoms 2
100
Who was the first person to put organisms into groups?
Aristotle
100
What 2 levels make up the scientific name?
Genus and species
100
Based on this diagram, is a bird more closely related to a horse or a fish?
Horse
100
Which kingdoms are prokaryotic?
Archaeabacteria and Eubacteria
100
Which kingdoms are eukaryotic?
Protista, Fungi, Animalia, Plantae
200
What invention changed classification and how did it allow for improvement?
The microscope- allowed scientists to group organisms based on the structure of their cells rather than just how they looked. Did they have a cell wall, nucleus, etc.
200
If organisms A and D share 3 levels of classification and organisms A and B share 5 levels of classification, which pair are more closely related
Organisms A and B
200
Which animals in this diagram have amniotic eggs?
Horses, Birds
200
Which kingdom(s) are ONLY autotrophic?
Plantae
200
How do you know if an organism is an archaea or a bacteria?
Archaea live in extreme environments and bacteria live everywhere
300
Why is ancient classification not used today?
It only put organisms into "animal" and "plant", which excluded organisms that are neither.
Also-failed to classify animals likes frogs and crocodiles as they could fit into LAND animals AND WATER animals.
300
What are the 8 levels in order from LEAST to MOST specific? (top of the upside down triangle to the bottom)
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
300
When making a dichotomous key, which list of characteristics would work best to help identify organisms?
A. Pretty colors, cute features, interesting shapes
B. Has wings, number of legs, type of body covering
C. Looks scary, big size, favorite habitat
D. Fast runner, loud sound, strong muscles
B
It will help divide animals and it is objective.
300
What are some differences between Animalia and Eubacteria?
Animalia: eukaryotic, multicellular, no cell wall
Eubacteria: prokaryotic, unicellular, cell wall
300
What is the difference between a fungus and a plant?
Fungi do NOT make their own food and can grow without sunlight
400
What were the 2 kingdoms used a long time ago? What are the 6 kingdoms used today?
Plant and Animal
Animalia, Plantae, Protista, Fungi, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria
400
You see an organism named Canis lupus and an organism called Canis familiaris. Do you think they are closely related?
Yes, they share the same genus meaning they are closely related.
400
Which phylum has no fur, cannot move on its own, and does not have a flower?
Phylum Cryptogams
400
List 2 differences between kingdom fungi and kingdom archaebacteria.
Fungi is eukaryotic, fungi includes uni and multicellular organims. Archaebacteria are prokaryotic and contain only unicellular organisms.
400
An organism has the following traits: eukaryotic, cell wall, multicellular, autotrophic. What kingdom does it belong to?
Plantae
500
What are the 3 domains?
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
500
You see an organism called a raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and another organism called a raccoon (Procyon lotor). Are they closely related?
No, because they do not share the same genus name
500
List all the characteristics of class aves.
Has feathers and can fly, can change locations on its own, does not have fur.
500
List the amount of cells for each of the 6 kingdoms.
Unicellular: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria
Either: Protist, Fungi
Multicellular: Animalia, Plantae
500
List the type of nutrition for each kingdom.
Both: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista
Only Auto: Plantae
Only Hetero: Animalia, Fungi