Naming Organisms
Characteristics of Living Things
Hodge Podge
Which Kingdom?
Which Domain?
100
Scientists put living things into groups according to similarities in these.
What are characteristics?
100
Scientists used to organize all life into these two categories.
What are Plants and Animals?
100
Prokaryotes that can cause disease are in this domain.
What is Bacteria?
100
Human.
What is the Plant Kingdom?
100
Name one of the two Domains where cells do NOT contain a nucleus.
What are Bacteria and Archaea?
200
This is the science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms.
What is taxonomy?
200
Living things that must consume other living things for food are called this.
What are heterotrophs?
200
This is the only domain with macroscopic life.
What is Eukaryote?
200
Pine tree.
What is the Plant Kingdom?
200
The cells of organisms in this domain contain a nucleus.
What are Eukaryotes?
300
Dividing organisms into groups based on characteristics is known as this.
What is classification
300
Because fungi break down dead things in order to get food, they are known as this.
What are decomposers?
300
E coli belongs to this domain.
What is Bacteria.
300
Mold
What is the Fungus Kingdom?
300
You have many of these microorganisms living in your large intestine.
What are Bacteria?
400
An organism's name include these two parts.
What are "genus" and "species"?
400
These are organisms that are able to make their own food (usually with sunlight).
What are autotrophs?
400
This is a cell that, unlike the eukaryote, does NOT contain a nucleus.
What is a prokaryote?
400
Sponges.
What is the Animal Kingdom?
400
Fungi and Protists are in this Domain.
What is Eukaryote.
500
In the gray wolf's scientific name "Canis lupus", the word "Canis" tells you what about the organism?
What is genus?
500
Because most animals are able to move, they are known as this.
What is motile?
500
He is the scientist who started taxonomy as we know it today.
Who is Carl Linnaeus?
500
Amoeba.
What is the Protist Kingdom?
500
These can be found in extreme environments where most other kinds of life could not survive.
What are Archaea?
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