Characteristics of Organisms
Cells
Taxonomy 1
Taxonomy 2
Dichotomous Keys
100
What are the three resources organisms must obtain to get energy
Food, Water & Oxygen
100
A single celled organism is _______.
Unicellular
100
The study of how scientists classify organisms is called
taxonomy
100
The animal kingdom is divided into two groups ________ and ___________
vertebrates and invertebrates
100
Identify Snake Number 1
Tiger Snake
200
Plants are ___________, which means they provide their own food for energy
Autotrophs
200
one parent produces offspring that is identical to the parent is called _________ reproduction
asexual
200
Levels of classification from broad to specific are ____, ______, _______, ________, __________, ___________, _________
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
200
Used as the first word in an organisms scientific name
Genus
200
Identify snake #2
Red Bellied Black Snake
300
Animals are __________, which mean they must find an external source of food
Heterotrophs
300
two parents combine to make an offspring that is different from both parents is _________ reproduction
sexual
300
The 6 kingdoms are _________, __________, ___________, ___________, ____________, _____________
Plants, Animals, Eubacteria, Protists, Fungi, and Archae
300
Consists of all the organisms which are able to reproduce together and produce offspring of the same kind
species
300
Identify Snake #3
Golden Crowned Snake
400
Energy is released from food in most organisms through the process called __________
respiration
400
Which 2 domains have only unicellular organisms?
Eukarya and Archaea
400
Organisms are placed into kingdoms according to 2 ways. The ability to _________, and the number of ________
make food, cells
400
Used as the 2nd word in an organisms scientific name
Species
400
Identify Snake #4
Coastal Carpet Python
500
plants make their own food through a process called ________
photosynthesis
500
List 3 differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes
pro-no nucleus, no specialization, no DNA, organelles are simple, etc.
eu-has nucleus, specialization of cells, can be multicellular, has DNA, organelles are complex, etc.
500
If something belongs to the same genus, it must also belong to the same _______.
family
500
Which part is always capitalized in the scientific name?
1st / Genus
500
Identify Snake #5
Stimson Python