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Vocabulary
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Major Groups
Major Groups 2
Naming
100
A group of organisms that share major characteristics.
Genus
100
Grouping of things into groups of similar items.
Classification
100
Which animal belongs to the animal kingdom? 1. amoeba 2. sea sparkle 3. paramecium 4. sea urchin
Sea Urchin
100
What structures do plants have that help them make their own food?
Chloroplasts
100
What language do all scientists know?
Latin
200
A single group of organisms that can reproduce among themselves.
Species
200
True or False. Classifying living things is not important.
False
200
True or False. Fungi and Plants both have cell walls.
True
200
Which organism is made up of many cells? 1. Paramecium 2. Bacteria 3. Dog
Dog
200
Name two ways to identify and classify living things.
Field Guide, Keys, Systems.
300
Single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus.
bacteria
300
True or False. Classification systems change as scientists discover new information.
True
300
Which of these is NOT a kind of fungus? 1. Mold 2. Slime Mold 3. Mushroom 4. Yeast
Slime Fungus
300
Which two kingdoms do not make their own food?
Fungi and Animal
300
A Dichotomous Key is divided into how many parts at each number?
Two
400
An organism whose cells have walls but no chloroplasts.
Fungus
400
Which is the highest level of classification?
Kingdom
400
Which characteristic separates bacteria from all other organisms?
They have NO Nucleus.
400
Euglenas are single-celled organisms. They usually have chloroplasts, but they lack cell walls and can move. To which group do euglenas belong?
Protists
400
Which two categories do organism's scientific name consist of?
Genus and Species
500
Microscopic organisms that may have characteristics of plants, animals, or fungi.
Protists
500
How do scientists classify organisms? 1. Structure 2. Scents 3. Heights 4. Wieghts
Structure
500
The presence or absence of vascular tissue is used to distinguish between which types of organisms?
Plants
500
Pseudopodium is a structure that allows amoeba to _______________.
Move
500
Two animals are identified as Felix domesticus and Felis paradalis. Are these animals in the same genus or same species?
Genus