Characteristics of Organisms
Cells
Taxonomy 1
Taxonomy 2
Dichotomous Keys
100
What are the three resources organisms must obtain to get energy
Food, Water & Oxygen
100

A single celled organism is _______.

Unicellular

100
The study of how scientists classify organisms is called
taxonomy
100

The animal kingdom is divided into two groups ________ and ___________

vertebrates and invertebrates

100

Identify Snake Number 1


Tiger Snake

200
Plants are ___________, which means they provide their own food for energy
Autotrophs
200
one parent produces offspring that is identical to the parent is called _________ reproduction
asexual
200
Levels of classification from broad to specific are ____, ______, _______, ________, __________, ___________, _________
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
200
Used as the first word in an organisms scientific name
Genus
200

Identify snake #2


Red Bellied Black Snake

300
Animals are __________, which mean they must find an external source of food
Heterotrophs
300
two parents combine to make an offspring that is different from both parents is _________ reproduction
sexual
300

The 6 kingdoms are _________, __________, ___________, ___________, ____________, _____________

Plants, Animals, Eubacteria, Protists, Fungi, and Archae

300
Consists of all the organisms which are able to reproduce together and produce offspring of the same kind
species
300

Identify Snake #3


Golden Crowned Snake

400

Energy is released from food in most organisms through the process called __________

respiration

400

Which 2 domains have only unicellular organisms?

Eukarya and Archaea

400
Organisms are placed into kingdoms according to 2 ways. The ability to _________, and the number of ________
make food, cells
400
Used as the 2nd word in an organisms scientific name
Species
400

Identify Snake #4


Coastal Carpet Python

500
plants make their own food through a process called ________
photosynthesis
500

List 3 differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

pro-no nucleus, no specialization, no DNA, organelles are simple, etc.

eu-has nucleus, specialization of cells, can be multicellular, has DNA, organelles are complex, etc.

500

If something belongs to the same genus, it must also belong to the same _______.

family
500

Which part is always capitalized in the scientific name?

1st / Genus

500

Identify Snake #5


Stimson Python