Vocabulary
Levels of Classifications/ Domains/Scientific Naming
The 6 Kingdoms
The 6 Kingdoms/Scientists/Cells
100
This is the systematic grouping of different types of organisms by their shared characteristics.
What is classification?
100
These of the names of the 7 levels of classification in order from largest to smallest (the correct order).
What are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species?
100
Organisms in this kingdom are multicellular, have a nucleus, and obtain energy by eating food (other plants and animals).
What is Animalia (Animals)?
100
Organisms in this kingdom obtain energy by absorbing materials.
What is Fungi?
200
This is the science of classifying and naming organisms
What is taxonomy?
200
These are the names of the 3 domains.
What are bacteria, archaea, and eurkarya?
200
Organisms in this kingdom get their energy from sunlight, and their cells have a nucleus, a cell wall, and chloroplasts.
What is Plantae (Plants)?
200
This scientist developed the system of binomial nomenclature.
What is Linnaeus?
300
This is series of questions, each with only two answers, that can be used to help identify an organism's genus and species.
What is dichotomous key?
300
This domain includes unicellular organisms that can survive extreme environments.
What is Archaea?
300
Organisms in this kingdom are unicellular, have no nucleus in their cells, and can live in extreme environments.
What is Archaea?
300
A _______________ cell has no nucleus.
What is a prokaryotic?
400
This is the two-part naming system used to identify species. The first part of the name is the genus, and the second part of the name is the species.
What is binomial nomenclature?
400
This domain includes only organisms that have a nucleus.
What is Eurkarya?
400
Organisms in this kingdom are unicellular and their cells have a nucleus.
What is Protista (Protists)?
400
A _____________ cell has a nucleus.
What is eurkaryotic?
500
This is a group of species that have similar characteristics.
What is genus?
500
This is the correct way to write the scientific name of any organism.
What is the genus (the first word) is upper case and the species (the second word) is lower case?
500
Organisms in this kingdom are unicellular, have cells with no nucleus, cause human disease, and spoil food.
What is Bacteria?
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