What happens to the number of organisms in each classification level as you move from the kingdom level to each of the next levels?
The number of organisms decrease.
100
Each species has a scientific name. The scientific name is two words. The first word is the organism's ______________.
Genus
100
Define and give an example of commensalism.
One organism benefits, the other organism is unharmed. Example: Remora and shark.
200
What is an organism?
An individual plant, animal, or single-celled life form.
200
Name 3 biotic factors in the desert.
Fox, snake, cacti...
200
Scientific names are in what language?
Latin
200
Each species has a scientific name. The scientific name is two words. The SECOND word is the organism's _____________.
Species.
200
Define mutualism and give an example.
Both organisms benefit. Example: bee and a flower.
300
What is a habitat?
Where an organism lives.
300
Name 3 abiotic factors in the ocean.
Water, oxygen, sand...
300
What is binomial nomenclature?
A unique, two-name naming system used to classify organisms.
300
Take out your review packet. Look at the classification table on page 6.
What classification groups are shared by a dog and an organgutan? (There are three!)
Kingdom (animal), phylum (chordata), class (mammalia)
300
What symbiotic relationship is this:
In Africa, there exists an unusual relationship between ants and the Acacia tree. The tree sap provides food for the ants, and the ants protect the tree from predators.
Mutualistic.
400
Is a plant a biotic or abiotic factor?
Biotic factor.
400
Name FIVE biotic factors in the arctic.
Penguin, polar bear, arctic fox, fish, birds...
400
Define species.
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of mating.
400
What is the genus and species name for a wolf?
Canis lupus
400
How is a producer different from a consumer and provide an example for each.
A producer makes its own food and a consumer eats other organisms. An example of a producer is a flower. An example of a consumer is a fox.
500
Is fire a biotic or abiotic factor?
Abiotic factor.
500
Name FIVE abiotic factors in the forest.
Temperature, sunlight, wind, soil, water...
500
List FOUR of the seven levels of classification.
Kingdom, phylum, order, class...
500
What is the term for this definition:
The scientific study of how organisms are classified.
Taxonomy.
500
Define a food chain and provide an example.
An order of events that describes what organism eats what (or the flow of energy).
Example:
Grass > grasshopper > bird