Categories
Domains
Kingdoms
Scientific Names
Viruses/Bacteria
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 are viruses considered non-living?

Not made of cells, needs a host to survive, can't make own energy

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

What is a virus called that is in the process of attacking the host cell?

Active

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 members have cells that lack cell walls completely?
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

Bacterial are classified as this because they are unicellular, lack a nucleus and membrane bound organelles. 

Prokaryotic

400

A _________ is a diagram that visually represents the evolutionary relationships between different groups of organisms, showing how they are related based on shared characteristics and common ancestors

cladogram

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

A mushroom belongs to this Kingdom

Fungi

400
How can you tell if two things are definitely two different species? (Hint: What is the definition of biological species?)
Two different species cannot successfully interbreed or reproduce together.
400

Bacterium that are round in shape and form chains?

streptococcus 

500

A  ____________ _______ is a tool used to identify unknown organisms or objects by presenting a series of paired statements or questions about their characteristics

dichotomous key

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

Who is the father of Taxonomy?

Carlouis Linneaus 

500

Bacteria asexually reproduce using this method?

Binary Fission

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