Characteristics of Life
History and Classification
Development of Microscopes
Types of Microscopes
Miscellaneous
100

Which characteristic of life is being described here? 

The human is a multicellular organism.

Organization 

100

Who grouped organisms with similar structures, and developed a two name naming system called binomial nomenclature? 

Carl Linnaeus

100

Who was the first person to observe and name cells for the first time?

Robert Hooke

100

Which type of microscope has only one magnification lens?

Simple Microscope

100

Where does all the energy organisms use come from?

the Sun

200

Which characteristic of life is being described here?

asexual and sexual reproduction

Humans can reproduce to produce one or two offspring at a time. 

Frogs can reproduce to produce multiple or hundreds of offspring at a time. 

Reproduction 

200

What is the current classification system called?

Systematics

200

Fill In The Blank:

Before ___________ no one had seen cells.

microscopes

200

Which type of microscope has two sets of lenses?

Compound Microscope

200

What is the modern classification system?


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

300

Which characteristic of life is being described here? 

Fill in the blank

Living things grow by increasing _________?

The ______ changes in its __________ are called ______________.     

In multicellular organisms, ______________ happens as cells become ____________ into different cell types.

cell size

growth, lifetime, development

development, specialized 

300

What are the three domains?

Bacteria- are bacteria

Archaea- old bacteria

Eukarya- everything else(like you)

300

Who made the first microscope?

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

300

Which type of microscope uses light and lenses to enlarge the image of an object?

Light Microscope

300

How are organisms classified?

Cell type 

How food and energy are obtained

Structure and function of features

Common ancestry 

Molecular analysis(DNA)


400

Which characteristic of life is being described here?

Organisms try to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change.

maintain steady internal conditions(homeostasis)

400

What are the six kingdoms?

Bacteria, Archaea, Protista, Fungi, Plante, Animalia 



400

What is the magnification on a microscope? Give an example. 

How big you can make a small object. EX: zooming in


400

Which type of microscope uses a magnetic field in a vacuum to direct beams of electrons through an object or onto an object's surface?

Electron Microscope

400

What was the first microscope made of, and what was the magnification on it?

Tiny glass bead, and a 270 times(1 lens)

500

Name the six characteristics an organism has to have in order to be considered living?

1. are organized

2. growth and development 

3. reproduction

4. respond

5. maintain certain internal conditions(homeostasis) 

6. use energy 

500

What words make up an organism's scientific name?

First Word- Genus

Second Word- Species

500

What is the resolution on a microscope? Give an example.

How clear does the image look. EX:HDTV

500

How much can some electron microscope magnify up too?

1,000,000 times
500

Give examples of uses microscopes?

biologists, surgeons, forensic scientists, paleontologists, science students