Classification
Tiny Things/Vocab
Diseases & Peeps
Protists
Readings & Review
100

Relied solely on morphology to classify. Classified by soul, blood, and movement.

Who is Aristotle?

100

A virus is made up of these 2 things.

What is a capsid (protein coat) and genetic material (RNA or DNA)?

100

He observed dairy maids who contracted cowpox never got infected with smallpox.

Who is Edward Jenner?

100

All protists need this type of environment to survive.

What is wet/moist?

100

He wrote down his observations on various tidepool creatures and insects— he believed mussels and cockles came from different types of sand and mud.

Who is Aristotle?

200

Relied solely on morphology to classify. Famous for his work in botany. Shuddered at the thought of Polynomial classification.

Who is Carl Linnaeus? 

200

Live in anaerobic environments and aid in digestion. Release methane as a byproduct.

What are methanogens?

200

Causes joint pain/stiffness; recovery is slow and there is no vaccine currently available for humans. Vector is a tick.

What is Lyme disease?

200

These protists are autotrophs. They are often unicellular but can be multicellular.

What are plant-like protists?

200

This author was a marine biologist and conservationist. She wrote Silent Spring, as well as The Sense of Wonder.

Who is Rachel Carson?

300

The 5th level of classification in the current 8 level system.

What is Order?

300

A living organism that provides a source of energy for a virus/organism.

What is a host?

300

The pathogen for this disease is a Plasmodium. Needs 2 hosts to spread and reproduce.

What is Malaria?

300

This name is derived from the Greek for “first animal.”

What is Protozoan/Protozoa?

300

This man climbed a tree during a wind storm.

Who is John Muir?

400

The 2 name system invented by Carl Linnaeus; it is composed of genus and species.

What is Binomial Nomenclature?

400

Aid in digestion and are part of a healthy gut. You should supplement these when you are on a course of antibiotics.

What are probiotics?

400

He isolated and identified the pathogens for TB, Cholera, and Anthrax. Believed in Germ Theory and feuded with a famous French scientist.

Who is Robert Koch?

400

This group of protozoan can sometimes move on it’s own, but more commonly needs a host.

What are the Sporozoans?

400

The 1918 Pandemic spread during this world event. 

What is World War I?

500

The 4 kingdoms under the domain Eukaryote.

What are Protista, Plantae, Animalia, and Fungi?

500

Most bacteria reproduce asexually via...

What is binary fission?

500

Occurs naturally in our guts- there are “normal” and harmful strains. Can cause bloody diarrhea and vomiting.

What is E. Coli?

500

This is another name for the amoeba group. The name is derived from the Greek for “flesh.”

What is Sarcodina?

500

Aristotle believed some insects were spontaneously generated from this material.

What is a drop of dew?

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