Levels Of Classification
Difference in Vocabulary
Straight from the Study Guide!
Binomial Nomenclature
6 Kingdoms
100

The most inclusive level of classification, that was only added around 20 years ago

What is domain?

100

This is the difference between unicellular and multicellular.

What is...

Unicellular has one cell,

Multicellular has many cells

100

The six characteristics of living things...

What are...

Can grow and develop

Reproduces

Responds to changes

Has Cells

Uses energy

 Has DNA

100

This is the meaning of Binomial Nomenclature

What is the two-word system used to name organisms?

100

This kingdom is autotrophic, eukaryotic, and multicellular.

What is Plantae?

200

The 8 levels of classification are

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Remember the following: "Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup" 

(There are many variations of this, so whatever works!)

200

The difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph is...

What is...

Autotrophs can make its own food, usually from the sun while,

Heterotrophs cannot make their own food, they need to eat


200

The levels of classification relate to each other in this way.

What is it must progress from most inclusive to least inclusive?

200

The two levels of classification used in an organism's scientific name

What are Genus and species?

200

Double Jeopardy!

A Heterotrophic, Multicellular, Eukayotic organism

What is Fungi?

300

Double Jeopardy!

This is the order of the following:

Class, Family, Order

What is Class, Order, Family?

(After CLASS I will watch law and ORDER with my FAMILY)

300

The difference between producers, consumers are decomposers is...

What is...

Producers make their own energy,

Consumers eat other organisms for energy,

Decomposers break down other organisms for energy

300

Final Jeopardy!





This is the purpose of a dichotomous tree (classification tree)

What is it helps to create a dichotomous key?

300

The level of classification that is capitalized in the scientific name

What is Genus?

GENUS is CAPITALIZED!

SPECIES is NOT!

300

This kingdom is Unicellular, an Extremophile, and prokaryotic.

What is Archeabacteria?

400

There are six kingdoms in taxonomy. Name them

What are Animals, Plants, Protists, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, and Fungi.

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

The difference between asexual and sexual reproduction. 

Sexual: Takes 2 parents; Offspring looks different

Asexual: Takes 1 parent; Offspring is identical

400

This is what a dichotomous key is used for.

What is to classify and identify an organisms scientific name?

400

This is the way a scientific name will be seen if typed

What is italicized?

400

A mostly unicellular, Eukaryotic, autotroph.

What is Protista?

500

This major difference allows Fungi to be its own kingdom.

What is its ability to reproduce using spores?

500

The difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic organisms 

What is...

Prokaryotic organisms have cell(s) that have no nucleus

Eukaryotic organisms have cell(s) that have a nucleus

Remember PRO=NO and EU=DO

500

QUICK! 

Create a dichotomous Tree for the following items!

Black Marker, Orange Marker, Red Pen, Scissors, Scotch Tape

(Every Player must do this)

Whoever finished first gets double points!

If you are playing alone, have someone check it for you. If you are correct, collect 500 points!

500

This is how the scientific name is seen if handwritten.

What is underlined?

500

A unicellular, Heterotrophic, organism that is not an extremophile

What is Eubacteria?

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