Categories
Domains
Kingdoms
Scientific Names
Characteristics
100
What are the 8 levels of classification in order from largest to smallest?
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
100
How many different domains are there?
3
100
How many different kingdoms are there?
6
100
What is the 2 word system for naming organisms?
binomial nomenclature
100

What does CHARACTERISTICS mean?

the physical features of something.

200
What is the broadest (largest) level of classification?
domain
200
Name the 3 domains.
Archae, Bacteria, Eukarya
200
Name the 6 Kingdoms.
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Arachaebacteria, and Eubacteria
200
What is the process of naming and classifying organisms?
taxonomy
200

Name two characteristics of a giraffe

long neck, pointy short ears, spotted skin, long legs

300
What is the most specific (smallest) level of classification?
species
300
What domain are humans and other animals in?
Eukarya
300

What is the only kingdom where all organisms have cells that DO NOT HAVE a cell wall?

animal

300
What two words make up a scientific name? (What is the first word and what is the second word?)
genus and species
300

How do scientist use characteristics in classification?

they use physical characteristics to group similar organisms together

400

What is the category that contains the largest amount of similar organisms?

kingdom

400
What domain contains very extreme bacteria, whose names often end in -phile?
Archaea
400

Name a difference between plants and fungi.

plants are autotrophs, fungi are heterotrophs

400

How can you tell if two organsims are two different species?

Two different species cannot successfully interbreed or reproduce together

400

What are similar characteristics of a penguin and a duck?

webbed feet, beaks, wings

500

In a dichotomous key, how many choices do you get per question?

two

500
What domain contains bacteria that we may encounter, such as E. coli?
Bacteria
500
Name 2 differences between the plant and animal kingdom.
plants are autotrophs, animals are heterotrophs; plants have a cell wall, animals do not
500

What is an organism called that results from interbreeding between two species? (Hint: This organism is often sterile, like a mule.)

a hybrid

500

What is the most common characteristic of organisms in the SPECIES level?

can mate and reproduce

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