Characteristics of Life
Kingdoms of Life
Taxonomy
Vocabulary
Organization of Life
100
Describe one way an organism shows the characteristic "organization".
[Answers may vary]
100
What kingdoms do insects belong to?
Animalia
100
Give the scientific name of any organism we've covered up to this point.
[Answers may vary]
100
What is the smallest unit of life?
A cell.
100
Fill in the blank: Domain, ___________, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Kingdom
200
What are examples of external and internal stimuli (one for each)?
[Answers may vary] Hunger and temperature
200
What kingdoms only lives in harsh and hostile conditions?
Archaebacteria
200
What is the two-part naming system used to classify all organisms?
Binomial nomenclature.
200
What is the difference between unicellular and multicellular?
Multicellular organisms are made up of multiple cells while unicellular organisms only comprise of one cell.
200
Fill in the last two: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order Family, ___________, _____________
Genus, species
300
What is homeostasis?
Maintaining stable internal conditions while external conditions change.
300
What kingdom's cells have no nucleus?
Archaebacteria and Eubacteria.
300
Describe how you write the name of a scientific organism.
Capitalize the first letter and put both words in italics.
300
What would you call an organism that has a nucleus?
Eukaryotic
300
What is the largest category organisms can be grouped in?
Domain
400
Name the six characteristics of life.
Organization, Growth, Response to stimuli, Use of Energy, Homeostasis, Reproduction
400
Which kingdom is made up strictly of autotrophs?
Plantae
400
What language are the names of scientific organisms written in?
Latin
400
What is the difference between autotrophic and heterotrophic?
Autotrophs produce their own energy while heterotrophs need other organisms to produce energy.
400
What are the two different domains organisms can be grouped in?
Prokaryotic or eukaryotic
500
What two characteristics of life do viruses not have?
Reproduction and response to stimuli
500
Which kingdoms are eukaryotic?
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
500
What is the difference between a genus and species?
A species is a group of organisms that can produce fertile offspring. A genus is a group of similar species.
500
How would you define a nucleus?
The organelle of a cell that controls all it's functions.
500
What does the Phylum Chordata mean?
The organisms in this category have vertebrate or a spine.
M
e
n
u