Which kingdom contains yeast, mold, and mushrooms?
Kingdom Fungi
These organelles are ONLY found in plant cells (not animal): chloroplast, chlorophyll, and _____.
Cell wall
T?F: A reproductive cells has half as many chromosomes as its parent.
True
T/F: Putting organisms into groups with similar characteristics is called classification.
True
T/F: Yogurt and your stomach contain bacteria that are from the Kingdom Archaebacteria.
False
Which Kingdom has organisms with chloroplasts?
Kingdom Plantae
The pigment that absorbs energy from sunlight is ___.
Chlorophyll
Organisms grow and replace reproductive cells through the process called ___.
Meiosis
The scientific name of an organism includes what two parts of the classification system.
Genus and species
What do we call the process of converting sugar to sunlight?
Photosynthesis
The two Kingdoms with ONLY multicellular organisms are Plantae and ____.
Animalia
This circular organelle contains DNA.
the nucleus
Organisms grow and replace cells through the process called ___.
Mitosis
Who developed a system of classification?
Carolus Linnaeus
What do we call a one-celled organism?
Unicellular
This Kingdom contains protozoans and algae.
Kingdom Protista
This is a jelly-like substance that holds organelles in the cell.
Cytoplasm
List two similarities of mitosis and meiosis.
They both produce new cells and follow the same pattern
List the order of the classification system from broadest to most specific.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
An organism's ____ includes its birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Life span (or life cycle)
The smallest living organisms are in Kingdom ___.
Eubacteria
The cell's transport system is the ____.
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
List two differences of mitosis and meiosis.
Meiosis produces four daughter cells while mitosis only produces two; meiosis produces different cells from the parent, while mitosis makes exact copies.
List the rules of scientific naming (3).
1) Genus must be capitalized
2) species is lowercase
3) The name must be italicized or underlined
List three of the five characteristics of living things that we discussed in class.
1) Must grow and develop
2) Must use energy
3) Must reproduce
4) Must respond to the environment
5) Must be made of cells