Characteristics
Taxa
Cell Type
Miscellaneous
Unit 1
100
What are the characteristics of life?

Has a soul, has DNA, made of at least 1 cell, process energy, response to stimuli, ability to reproduce, growth, evolve/adapt

100

Name the biggest taxa.

Domain

100

What are the two different types of cells?

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic

100

What is a heterotrophic eukaryote associated with the decomposition of dead organisms. 

Fungi

100
What is the data the is being collects in the experiment?

Dependent Variable

200

What is the difference between unicellular and multicellular?

Unicellular is made of one cell

Multicellular is made of more than one cell

200

How many kingdom are there? What are they?

Animalia, Plantae, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, Bacteria

200

What does eukaryotic mean?

Has a nucleus

200

Plants are _______________ because they can make their own food. Animals are ______________ because the cannot make their own food.

Autotrophic

Heterotrophic

200

What variable is changed by the scientist?

Independent

300

How many characteristics does something have to have to be considered living?

All

300

Which kingdoms are prokaryotic?

Archaebacteria and Bacteria

300

Which cells are simpler? 

Prokaryotic

300

Most multicellular, nucleated autotrophs that carry on photosynthesis belong to the kingdom of what?

Plantae

300
How many variables can be tested at once?
One
400

What is another word for "living things?"

Organisms

400
How do you write the scientific name of an organism? Be specific.

Genus species (In italics)

Genus capitalized species lower cased

Handwritten underlined or in cursive

400

Protists have _______________ cells.

Eukaryotic

400

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have what in common?

DNA, cell membrane or cell wall, ribosomes, cytoplasm

400

What is a constant variable?

Variables that remain the same; allows for one variable to be tested

500

Are viruses living? Why or why not?

No- Need a host to reproduce, need a host for energy, is not a cell, 

Yes- Has DNA/RNA, evolve

500

What is the most specific level of taxa?

Species
500

How many kingdoms are eukaryotic? What are those kingdoms?

Four

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protists

500

Plant and animal cells are ______________.

What are two major differences between plant and animal cells?

Eukaryotic

Plants- cell wall, large permanent vacuole, chloroplasts

Animals- no cell wall, temporary vacuole, lysosomes

500

What is a hypothesis?

A possible explanation to a phenomenon that can be tested