Hierarchy Heroes
What is the broadest, most inclusive level?
What is Domain?
Which domain contains humans, trees, and mushrooms?
What is Eukarya?
This kingdom is the "junk drawer" of life.
Term for an organism that makes its own food.
What is an Autotroph?
Is a scientific theory a "fact" or a "well-supported explanation"?
What is a Well-supported explanation?
Which level comes directly after Kingdom?
What is Phylum?
Which two domains are made of prokaryotes?
What are Bacteria and Archaea?
Which kingdom contains multicellular autotrophs?
What is Plantae?
What does "multicellular" mean?
What is Made of many cells?
Why is scientific knowledge called "durable"?
What is, "It is open to change but based on solid, repeated evidence"
What is the most specific level of classification?
What is Species?
Where do you find Archaea?
What are extreme environments?
Fungi get energy this way (be specific!).
What is Heterotrophic (Absorption/Decomposition)?
The two-part naming system used by Linnaeus.
What is Binomial Nomenclature?
What type of evidence (DNA/Physical) is changing classification today?
What is DNA/Genetic evidence?
As you move DOWN the hierarchy, do organisms share more or fewer traits?
What are more specific traits?
What "control center" do Bacteria and Archaea lack?
What is a Nucleus?
Which kingdom is multicellular and has NO cell walls?
What is Anamalia?
Term for an organism that must eat others for energy.
What is a Heterotroph?
True or False: Classification is permanent and never changes.
False (It changes with new evidence)
Recite a mnemonic for all 8 levels in order.
Mr. Presley will judge.
True or False: An organism can belong to more than one Domain.
False
Name the 4 kingdoms within Domain Eukarya.
What are Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia?
What is the specific term for a cell with a nucleus?
What is Eukaryotic?
Explain how a scientific theory differs from an "everyday" theory.
Science: Widely accepted/evidence-based; Everyday: A "hunch" or guess.