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Taxonomy

100

In what language are scientific names written and which is an example of a scientific name?

• Greek; Tursiops truncatus                                 Latin; Tursiops Truncatus        

• Greek; Tursiops                                               Latin; Tursiops truncatus

Latin; Tursiops truncatus

200

• A dichotomous key is used to ________________________ and you always start with ______

Help you identify an unknown organism; #1

300

• Who was the first scientist to come up with our main classification system and naming system?  What is that naming system called?

Carolus Linaeus; Binomial Nomenclature    

400

What are the SIX Kingdoms of Classification?

Eubacteria, Protista, Animalia, Plantae, Archaebacteria, Fungi

500

• What are the levels of classification from most broad to most specific?

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Plants

100

• Which part of a plant leaf is responsible for taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen? 

Stomata

200

 What is the job of the petals of a flower?

Attract pollinators

300

Parsnips and radishes are what type of root?

tap root

400

I am a FEMALE flowering plant part that is found on the tip of the pistil.  I am sticky so pollen won’t get away when it finds me.  What am I?  

Stigma

500

• I am a eukaryotic autotroph that has a system of tubes to transport nutrients.  I produce flowers and seeds that are enclosed in a fruit.  What am I?     

Angiosperm

Organisms

100

• I am a eukaryotic organism that is either unicellular, multicellular, or colonial with a visible nuclei.  I am an autotroph that is commonly called seaweed.  What am I?    

brown algae

200

I am a eukaryotic heterotroph that consumes other organisms and has a backbone.  I am ectothermic and I lay thousands of jelly-like eggs.  I have smooth moist skin and can spend time on land or in water.  What am I?  

Amphibian

300

• I am a eukaryotic, multicellular heterotroph that absorbs decaying organisms.  I am not in a mutualistic relationship and my spores are made in a club-like structure.  What am I?         

Club Fungi

400

• I am a eukaryotic, multicellular heterotroph that absorbs decaying organisms.  I am in a mutualistic relationship What am I?   

Lichen

500

 I am a eukaryotic heterotroph that consumes other organisms and has no backbone. I have no symmetry and I am made of specialized cells that allow water to move through my pores and help me collect food. What am I?    

  

Poriferan

Organisms

100

I am a unicellular organism that is living and have no nucleus or membrane bound organelles.  I can live inside the stomach of a termite or near hydrothermal vents.          

Archaebacteria

200

I am a eukaryotic organism that can make its own food and I have no system of tubes for transporting nutrients.  What am I? 

Non-vascular plant

300

I am a eukaryotic heterotroph that consumes other organisms & has a backbone.  I am endothermic and I have fur, give birth to live young and give milk to my young.  What am I?      

Mammal

400

I am a multi-cellular eukaryote that obtains energy by absorbing the remains of other organisms.  I am found in the Kingdom _______________.    

Fungi

500

I am a eukaryotic heterotroph that has a backbone.  I am ectothermic and I lay millions of soft, tiny eggs.  I use gills to breathe and I live in the water.  What am I?    

Fish

Organisms

100

I am a eukaryotic heterotroph that has no backbone.  I have bilateral symmetry and I move without using my legs.  I am not a worm and I don’t have a shell.  I live in the ocean and use tentacles. What does my name mean?        

Head foot

200

I am a eukaryotic organism that is either unicellular, multicellular, or colonial with a visible nuclei.  I am an autotroph that has a whip-like tail called a flagella.  What is the red circular structure in the body of my cell and what is its function?

Eyespot; helps to find light to make food using photosynthesis

300

I am a eukaryotic heterotroph that consumes other organisms and has no backbone.  I have bilateral symmetry and I move without using my legs.  I am not a worm, have a single shell, and eat my food using a radula.  What are two specific examples of my class?

Snail & Slug

400

I am a eukaryotic autotroph that has a system of tubes to transport nutrients.  I produce seeds that are “naked” and have needle-like leaves.  What am I

Gymnosperm

500

I am a unicellular organism that is living and I have no nucleus or membrane bound organelles.  I am an organism we come in contact with EVERYDAY.  I am round and found in a chain.  What am I?    

Streptococcus