Vocabulary
What is the term for a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring?
Species
Name the three domains of life.
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
What are the four kingdoms of living organisms?
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
Who is known as the father of taxonomy?
Carl Linnaeus
What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
The presence of a nucleus
What do we call the science of naming and classifying organisms?
Taxonomy
Which domain includes organisms that are often found in extreme environments?
Archaea
Which kingdom includes organisms that are primarily unicellular and eukaryotic?
Kingdom Protista
What is the broadest taxonomic rank?
Domain
Which type of organism is capable of photosynthesis?
Autotrophs (Plants)
What is a characteristic that distinguishes one organism from another?
A Trait
What domain do humans belong to?
Eukarya
What kingdom do mushrooms belong to?
Fungi
What classification level comes after family?
Genus
Which two levels are used in Binomial Nomenclature?
Genus and Species
Which term describes an organism's environment, including both living and non-living components? (We made on of these)
An Ecosystem
Which domains consists of prokaryotic organisms?
Archaea and Bacteria
In which kingdom would you classify trees and plants?
Plantae
What is the scientific name format for organisms called?
Binomial Nomenclature
What is the Binomial Nomenclature for a Chicken?
Gallus gallus
What is the system for remembering the Linnaean System of naming?
Darn, King, Phillip, Can, Only, Find, Green, Socks
In which domain would you classify a multicellular organism?
Eukarya
Which kingdom is characterized by heterotrophic nutrition and the ability to move?
Animalia
How many levels are there in the Linnaean classification system?
Eight
What does Mr. Fulton yell everyday when the bell rings?
"That was the bell, if you are still out here you are late"