Kingdoms
Levels of organization & classification
Energy flow
Cycles of the earth
Random
100
Which kingdom do the following traits describe?
- cell wall with cellulose
- autotroph
- multicellular
plantae
100
What is the smallest level of orgnaization?
atom
100
What does the arrow in a food chain represent?
The flow of energy
100
Define condensation
When water vapor turns into liquid water
100
What is our saying to remember the levels of classification?
dear king phillip came over for green spaghetti
200
Which kingdom do the following traits describe?
- cell wall with peptidoglycan
- autotroph or heterotroph
- unicellular
eubacteria
200
What level of classification is found in between class and family?
order
200
How much energy is passed on from one level to another?
10%
200
Define ammonification. (part of the nitrogen cycle)
The creation of ammonia from nitrates and nitrites
200
Define geographic isolation
When some factor of the landscape is keeping two groups of a species apart so that they cannot mate, and eventually they can be considered two different species
300
Which kingdom do the following traits describe?
- cell wall with chitin
- heterotroph
- multicellular or unicellular
fungi
300
A collection of organ systems makes up a ______
organism
300
What trophic level has the most energy available?
The producers
300
What is combustion?
The release of carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere, typically as a result of factories and plants. (and vehicles)
300
What do viruses need in order to reproduce?
A host cell
400
Which kingdom do the following traits describe?
- no cell wall
- autotroph
- multicellular
animalia
400
What is a biosphere?
The earth
"living circle"
400
Which organisms in the food web above could be considered secondary consumers?
Fox, Owl, Bird
400
What is precipitation? Provide a definition and two examples.
Water vapor condenses into a solid and eventually falls back to the ground from the atmosphere.
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
400
DAILY DOUBLE
What are the three rules for writing a scientific name?
1. Genus first, then species
2. Genus is capitalized, species is not
3. written in italics
500
What are two differences between archaebacteria and eubacteria? Be specific.
1. eubacteria has peptidoglycan in their cell wall, archaebacteria does not
2. eubacteria is found everywhere and archaebacteria is found in extreme environments
500
Daily Double:
What are the 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
500
Put the following animals into a food chain:
Hawk, mouse, snake, berries, sun
Sun --> berries --> mouse --> snake --> hawk
500
Explain the role that bacteria and other decomposers have on the carbon and nitrogen cycles. How do they contribute?
They break down substances in the ground and turn it into forms that can eventually be absorbed by the roots of plants, which can turn it into forms that can be released back into the atmosphere.
500
TRIPLE POINTS
What are the 6 characteristics of living things?
1. have cells
2. have DNA
3. grow and develop
4. respond to stimuli
5. reproduce
6. use nutrients