Taxonomy 1
Taxonomy 2
Kingdoms 1
Kingdoms 2
Wild Card
100
What is the largest classification group called?
Domain
100
What is the tool called that we use to identify organisms?
Dichotomous key
100
True or False (correct the statement if false): "All Eubacteria are autotrophs"
False: some Eubacteria are autotrophs, some are heterotrophs
100
Which kingdom of organisms acquires their food by feeding on other dead and decaying organisms?
Fungi
100
True or False: all fungi have cell walls
True
200
Name 2 general characteristics that are used to classify organisms
cell type, uni vs. multicellular, hetero vs. autotrophic
200
Name one good reason for why an organism should be given a scientific name?
Standardized, specific, recognized internationally
200
Which of the 6 kingdoms are eukaryotes?
plantae, fungi, protista, animalia
200
Which kingdom of organisms is known for living in extreme environments, such as boiling hot springs and black organic mud?
Archaebacteria
200
Organisms from which 2 kingdoms are directly needed to produce the yoghurt in your breakfast bowl?
Animalia, Eubacteria
300
What is the definition of a "species"

group of individuals capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring


300
What does an evolutionary tree show us?
How closely related different groups of organism are by showing us when relatively they branched off from one another on the evolution timeline.
300
Which kingdom does giant kelp belong to?
Protista
300
Why have baby panda bears died in captivity in the past?
Constipation
300
What is the part of the fungi that we find beneath the ground called?
The mycelium
400
What are the three different domains?
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
400
What does the first part of the scientific name of an organism tell us?
The genus that the organism belongs to.
400
Why is impossible for all but one kingdom of organisms to live in brine pools?
Osmosis sucks the water out of everything else besides Archaebacteria
400
In which kingdom do NONE of the organisms have cell walls?
Animalia
400
What is the link, you think, between being able to move and having a nervous system?
When you move, you need to be able to sense your environment - predators, food sources, mates, where to settle, etc
500
How does the way we classify organisms now differ compared to the way they were classified in the 1700s?
Today we use evolutionary relationships to determine classification (fossils, similarities in DNA) rather than just looking at shared characteristics.
500
What was the name of the scientist who founded the science of taxonomy? Write it out - must be spelled correctly to earn points.
Carolus Linnaeus
500
Which kingdom does the microscopic organism that causes the disease, malaria, belong to?
Protista
500
What are two different ways in which fungi reproduce asexually?
Budding, spores
500
Instead of having "males" and "females", fungi have....
+ and - mating types
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