Scientific Naming
Kingdoms
Biology Terms
Dazzling DNA
Terrific Transcription
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How many names did Carolus Linnaeus use in his naming system?

Two names.

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A Douglas Fir would be in this kingdom.
Plantae.
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What is the term for an organism that is made up of more than one cell?
Multicellular.
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The base adenine will pair with which other DNA base? (Please give full name!)
Thymine.
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A segment of DNA that codes for a protein is called a(n) _____________.
Gene.
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Consider the levels of the scientific classification system. What is the most specific level called?
Species.
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A single-celled prokaryotic organism would be in which kingdom?

Bacteria (Eubacteria or Archaebacteria)  Used to be called Monera.

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What is the term for an organism that is NOT able to move?
Sessile.
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What are the three components of nucleotides?
A sugar, a phosphate and a base.
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mRNA contains this base instead of thymine. Please give the full name!
Uracil.
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Consider the levels of the scientific classification system. What is the most general level called?
Kingdom.
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This kingdom includes organisms that are multicellular, eukaryotic and motile.

Animalia.

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An organism that is able to produce its own food from the energy of the sun is called a(n) ______________________.
Autotroph.
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Fill in the blank with the proper vocab. term. If you know the sequence of bases on one strand of DNA, you can predict the sequence of bases on the other strand because the two strands are __________________________.
Complementary
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Each three letter combination of mRNA bases that codes for an amino acid is called a(n) ____________________.
Codon.
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What was the system of naming that Linnaeus created called?
Binomial nomenclature.
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This kingdom includes the mold that grows on rotting fruit.
Fungi.
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An organism that must eat other organisms to gain energy is called a(n) _________________________.
Heterotroph.
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What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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What sugar does mRNA contain?
Ribose.
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Consider the levels of the scientific classification system. Two organisms are in the same class. What other categories would they share?
Kingdom and Phylum.
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A single-celled organism that is eukaryotic would be in this kingdom.
Protista.
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An organism that does not contain a nucleus of proper organelles is described as being _____________________.
Prokaryotic.
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What are the names of the two individuals that proposed the correct structure of DNA?
Watson and Crick
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mRNA is another type of nucleic acid. What does “mRNA” stand for?
messenger ribonucleic acid.
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