Classification Levels
Kingdoms
Domains
7.14 AB Vocabulary
Weekly Vocabulary
100
At which classification level can it be determined whether something is a living organism? (Broadest classification category)
Domain = living organism = broadest category
100
What 2 kingdoms could this cell belong to? (animalia, protista, eubacteria, plantae, or archaebacteria)
Archaebacteria and Bacteria - single celled with no nucleus
100
What are the 3 domains?
a) plants, animals, bacteria
b) mammalia, chordata, animalia
c) Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
3 domains = Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
100
What is the system used to name/classify organisms?
classify = taxonomy
100
The generally accepted scientific theory that describes the process by which tectonic plates of Earth's lithosphere are slowly moving and interacting due to convection currents in the mantle.
Plate Tectonics
200
A scientist was observing four animals - a bat, a bird, a dolphin, and a deer. Which one of these is least closely related based on taxonomy?
Birds - not a mammal
200
Which kingdom includes mushrooms, yeast, and multicellular heterotrophs (cannot make their own food) not capable of motion?
a) protista
b) fungi
c) plantae
d) animalia
mushrooms and yeast = b) Fungi
200
What domain do humans belong to?
a) Eukarya
b) Bacteria
c) Archaea
Humans = Eukarya (cells have nucleus)
200
Is Kingdom Animalia autotrophic or heterotrophic? (hint: one can make their own food & the other cannot)
Animalia - heterotrophic (cannot make their own food)
200
A galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape.
Irregular galaxy
300
What are the 8 levels of taxonomy?
Domain
K
Phylum
C
Order
Family
G
Species
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
300
Which kingdom has unicellular (one cell) organisms that reproduce asexually?
a) protista
b) fungi
c) plantae
d) animalia
Unicellular & asexual reproduction = a) protista
300
Which domain can survive extreme environments?
a) archaea
b) bacteria
c) eukarya
a) archaea - extreme environments
300
What does Eukaryotic mean? (hint: has to do with cells)
Eukaryotic - cells have a nucleus
300
The spiral-shaped galaxy of which the Sun and Earth's solar system are located and contain the myriads of stars that create the light of the Milky Way.
Milky Way Galaxy
400
Which 2 of these 5 organisms is the most closely related and why?
Canis Lupus (wolf) and Canis familiarus (dog) - closely related, share genus
400
Which kingdom includes multicellular (many cells) heterotrophs (cannot make their own food) which can move and reproduce sexually?
a) protista
b) fungi
c) plantae
d) animalia
multicellular heterotrophs = d) animalia
400
A protist - a unicellular organism that has a flagellum to help it move and performs photosynthesis to produce food would be considered:
a) prokaryotic
b) eukaryotic
Protista = eukaryotic
400
Are organisms in kingdom plantae autotrophs or heterotrophs?
Plantae - autotrophs (make their own food)
400
A galaxy exhibiting a central nucleus or barred structure from which extend curved arms of higher luminosity
Spiral Galaxy
500
Which organism is the least related to the others? Explain.
Turdus migratorius - only shares a kingdom and phylum with other organisms
500
Which kingdom does an organism with a nucleus, a cell wall for support, and chloroplast to aid in photosynthesis belong to?
Kingdom plantae (cell wall/chloroplast/photosynthesis)
500
Domains are divided into 6 major kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Protista, Fungi, Eubacteria, and Archabacteria. Which kingdoms belong in domain Eukarya?
Eukarya = animalia, plantae, protista, fungi
500
A unicellular, prokaryotic organism that can live in volcanic hot springs.
a) Archaebacteria
b) Eubacteria
c) Fungi
d) Protista
Archaebacteria - ancient and can live in extreme places
500
The geological law that states that sedimentary layers are deposited in a time sequence, with the oldest on the bottom and the youngest on top.
Superposition