Characteristics of Life
Classifying Life
Domains
Classification Hierarchy & Kingdoms
Evolution
100
The mistaken idea the living things can arise from nonliving things is called ________________ ______________.
What is spontaneous generation
100
Scientists classify life according to body _______________ and according to the _______________ makeup of their cells.
What is body structure & chemical makeup
100
List the 3 domains
What is Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
100
What is the BROADEST classification level on the classification hierarchy?
What is Domain
100
________________ is the gradual change in a species over time.
What is Evolution
200
________________ involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.
What is asexual reproduction
200
A _________________ _________ is a list of paired statements about the characteristics of different organisms.
What is a taxonomic key
200
What is the difference between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?
Eurkaryotes have cells with a nucleus and Prokaryotes do NOT have a nucleus
200
What is the most specific and smallest level on the classification hierarchy?
What is species
200
Charles ____________ developed the theory of evolution.
What is Darwin
300
The _________________ ______________ is the one factor that CHANGES in a controlled experiment.
What is manipulated variable
300
___________________ is the scientific study of how living things are classified
What is Taxonomy
300
Which domain does Not contain prokaryotes?
What is Domain Eukarya
300
Multicellular Autotrophs can be found in the __________ kingdom and multicellular Heterotrophs can be found in the ____________ kingdom.
What is Plant / Animal or Fungi
300
A diagram that shows probable evolutionary relationships among organisms is called a ________________ _______ diagram.
What is Branching Tree
400
The maintenance of stable internal conditions is called
What is homeostasis
400
Carolus Linnaeus devised a two-part naming system for organisms is called ____________ _______________.
What is binomial nomentclature
400
Domain Bacteria and Archea are very similar. Give one example of how they differ from each other.
Archea can live in more extreme environments, and their cell structure and chemical makeup differs from bacteria.
400
Unicellular organisms can be found in both the ___________ and _____________ kingdom.
What is protist and fungi kingdom
400
Species with similar ____________________ Histories are classified more closely together
What is Evolutionary Histories
500
What are the six characteristics used to determine if something is living?
Contains one or more cells, contains similar chemicals, responds to surroundings, uses energy, reproduces, and grows and develops!
500
All scientific names of organisms are written ___________ first and _____________ second.
What is Genus first and Species second
500
List the four kingdoms of Domain Eukarya
What is Protist, Fungi, Plant, and Animal
500
List the levels of the classification hierarchy in order
What is Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
500
In your own words explain "natural selection"
What is the idea that some organisms are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive & reproduce.
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