Living things
What is the basic building blocks to all living things?
Name the 8 classification levels in order from most general to most specific.
Domain -> Kingdom -> Phylum -> Class -> Order -> Family -> Genus -> Species
Microscopic organisms that cannot be seen with the naked eyes are ...
Microbes
A tiny non-living particle that is acellular.
Virus
Where do you go to school?
ISCHS
What is an example of homeostatic
Maintaining a steady temperature.
The mosquito Aedes aegypti is a carrier of the Zika virus. Aedes is the name of the mosquito's....
What are the four morphology groups that viruses fall under?
Filamentous
Isometric/Icosahedral
Enveloped
Head & Tail
99% of bacteria are actually harmful and infectious to humans.
True or false? If false, correct it.
False, only less than 1% are infectious.
What is the name of the star that's closest to Earth?
Sun
Which of the following is NOT true about organisms:
a. All organisms are made of cells
b. All organisms contain different chemicals and use energy.
c. All organisms respond to their surrounding
d. All organisms grow, develop, and reproduce.
b. All organisms contain different chemicals and use energy.
*They all contain similar chemicals.
What are the two requirements for 2 organisms to be in the same species?
1. Must be able to mate + create an offspring
2. Their offspring must also be able to mate + create an offspring
The three methods for genetic diversity are:
Transformation,
Transduction,
Conjugation
Fungi are __________ that feed by absorbing food through their cell walls made of chitin.
Heterotrophs
Which country is colder: Greenland or Iceland?
Greenland
Name the most common chemical in cells.
Water
What could happen through convergent evolution?
Two unrelated spices could evolve similar features.
Which of the following is not a role of bacteria:
a. Oxygen production
b. Cause some food to spoil
c. Act as decomposers
d. Be responsible for athlete's foot
d. Be responsible for athlete's foot
- This is a role of fungi
What are three characteristics that all protists share?
1. Possess at least one nuclues and organelles
2. Reproduce asexually or through mitosis
3. Live in moist environments
What does "www" stand for in website addresses?
World Wide Web
What are the differences between autotrophs and heterotrophs? Provide an example of each.
To block the bacteria's access to food and water.
The system that uses 2-part scientific name that classifies organisms according to shared characteristics.
Binomial Nomenclature
Two students, Iris and David, were having a discussion on bacteria and viruses.
Iris said that doctors give antibiotics to build the immune system's defense against viruses and vaccines are to help fight bacteria. David adds on and says that bacteria and viruses fall under the same domain.
Are they both correct? If not, explain.
Neither student is correct. Antibiotics are for bacteria; vaccines are for viruses; and viruses are non-living, so they do not fall under any domain.
What are the differences between phytoplankton, zooplankton, and mycoplankton?
Phytoplankton(microalgae): autotrophic, plant-like
Zooplankton(protozoa): heterotrophic, animal-like
Mycoplankton: saprotrophic/decomposer, fungal-like
In 1952, this was the first animal to be cloned:
Tadpole