Kingdom Vocabulary
Fungi
A kingdom of non-green eukaryotic organisms that do not move, reproduce by spores, and get food from their surroundings by breaking down substances and absorbing nutrients.
The most narrow (or specific) level of Classification
Species
Climate: Long, cold winters. Short summers. 14-57 degrees F.
Trees with needles: Pines, furs.
Animals: Bears, Moose, Wolves.
Taiga.
A frog with 3 front legs is an example of ____________
Mutation
an organism that eats only animals
Animalia
A kingdom made up of complex multicellular organisms that lack cells walls, can usually move around, and respond quickly to their environment.
Heterozygous and Homozygous
Homozygous and heterozygous are terms that are used to describe allele pairs. Individuals carrying two identical alleles (TT or rr) are known as homozygous. While individual organisms bearing different alleles (LI or Tt) are known as heterozygous.
Climate: Hot days, cold nights, very dry. 25 cm of precipitation per year. 45-100 degrees F.
Plants: Cacti, small shrubs.
Animals: Kangaroo, rats, mice, armadillos.
Desert.
An appendix is an example of a _____________________ structure in humans.
Vestigial
a relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with one another
Symbiosis
Protista
A kingdom of mostly one-celled eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants, bacteria, and fungi.
Niche
The role an organism plays in an ecosystem
Plants: Flowering Grasses, Grains like: barely, wheat, corn, oats.
Animals: Bison, Antelope, Zebras, Giraffes.
Grassland.
Most fossils are found in this type of rock.
Sedimentary Rock
an organism that eats both animals and plants
omnivore
Plantae
A kingdom of complex, multicellular organisms usually green, have cell walls, cannot move around, and use the Sun's energy to make sugar via photosynthesis.
Independent Variable and Dependent Variable
In an experiment, you manipulate the independent variable and measure the outcome in the dependent variable.
Climate: 4 distinct seasons. 75-125cm of precipitation per year. 42-82 degrees F.
Plants: Maples, Oaks, Hickories.
Animals: Deer, Foxes, Racoons.
Temperate Deciduous Forest.
Any change that takes place within a species and increases its chance for survival is known as an ________________.
Adaptation
a spider that feeds on live insects is an example of a
Predator
Archaebacteria
A kingdom made up of bacteria that live in extreme enviroments
The broadest level of Classification
Domain
Climate: Cold and dry. Permafrost (soil that remains permanently frozen). 30-50cm of rain, -15-54 degrees F.
Plants: Lichens, Mosses, Shrubs.
Animals: Artic Hares, Polar Bears, Reindeer.
(Frozen) Tundra.
[Note in Google Docs].
This Biome's climate is hot with 68-93 degree temperatures. And lots of rain with 200-400 cm per year. It's plant life very diverse with vines, canopy tress, banana trees etc. It's wildlife is also very diverse with monkeys, parrots, and large cats.
Tropical Rainforest Biome
List the order of Organism Relationships from smallest to greatest.
Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere.