Living Things
What does the root word in biology mean?
life, or the study of life
Why do scientists classify?
to make things easier to study, or to eliminate confusion, or so scientists in other countries will be able to use the same system
What kingdom is made of multicellular autotrophs?
Plantae
What kingdom is only made of multicellular heterotrophs?
animalia
Name the 8 Levels of Taxonomy
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What is another phrase for: Diet
how something eats, or how it gets nutrition
What is the study of how living things are classified into levels?
taxonomy
What is the most diverse or most inclusive level of classification?
domain
What kingdom is only made of multicellular autotrophs?
plantae
What is the most specific level of taxonomy?
Species
All living things are made of one or more _________
cells
What do all Eukaryotes have in every cell?
a nucleus
What is another name for an organism that consists of only one cell, even if those individual cells are clumped together?
unicellular
What levels of taxonomy do the scientific name include?
Genus and Species
What is one characteristic all living things share?
made of cells, or use energy, or grow and develop, or respond to their surroundings, or reproduce
What do prokaryotes lack?
a nucleus
What is the name of an organism that is made of many cells?
multicellular
What is an organism that depends on another living thing.
parasite
What is one thing scientists believe was true about the first life forms on earth?
Unicellular, or lived in water or lived in harsh environments
What do scientist look at when they compare organisms?
Similar physical traits, or how they eat, or how they reproduce
What kingdoms can be both unicellular and multicellular?
protists or fungi
What is the kingdom that resembles bacteria, but is found in salty, hot or harsh environments?
Archaea
What is the kingdom that can be multicellular or unicellular, and is only made of heterotrophs?
Fungi