Classification Systems
RSMSMU
Characteristics of Life
Vocabulary
Chemicals of Life
100

He designed the two-part genus/species classification system in the 1700's.

Who was Carl Linneaus?

100

Colt Seivers orginaly played by Lee Majors....and then by Ryan Reynolds.

Who is the Fall Guy?

100

Maintain a stable internal environment.

What is homeostatsis?

100

Two or more elements combined through chemical bonds. 

What is a compound?

100

What DNA stands for.

What is deoxyribonucleic acid?

200

Use of latin grammatical forms to form two part names.

What is binomial nomenclature?

200

Montero Lamar Hill

Who is Lil Nas X

200

Living things are composed of one or more of these.

What is a cell?

200

Monosaccharides / Biopolymers / Hydrocarbons / Lipids / Nucleic Acids .... or their sort.

What is a macromolecule?

200

The simplest and smallest particle of matter.

What is an atom?

300

A group of individuals that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

What is a species?

300

This city three professional sports teams all have the same color.

What is Pittsburg?  Penguins - Steelers - Pirates   Black and Yellow.

300

Source of energy for fungi.

What is rotting and decaying plant matter?

300

The science of naming and classifying organisms.

What is taxonomy?

300

Field of study that includes most compounds that contain carbon.

What is an organic chemistry?

400

Give 3 common infertile hybrids formed from parents of different species.

Zeedonk / Mule / Hinny / Liger / Tangelo / Boisenberry / Clementine / Zorse

400

What SCUBA stands for.

Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

400

Vision, hearing, touch, and a brain to process these signals are important parts of this characteristic of life.

What is being able to respond to the environment?

400

Keep picking corn or face global suffering

or

King Phillip can open full gas spouts

etc. etc.

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species


400

Organic compounds made of smaller molecules of amino acids.

What are proteins?

500

Ursus arctos

What is a grizzly or brown bear?

500

First ten words of our National Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner.

Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light.

500

Sonney is lacking this key characteristic of life.

What is being made of 1 or more cells?

500

The term "refraction" is the simple answer to how this scientific tool works. 

What is a microscope?

500

With varied melting points, this macromolecule can form both solids and liquids at room temperature.


What are lipids?