Taxonomy
What is the most specific taxon? Used to describe organisms that can reproduce.
Species
What is the difference between an invertebrate and a vertebrate?
Vertebrates: Organisms with a back bone
Invertebrates: Organisms without a back bone.
What is the difference between growth and development? Be specific.
Growth is just increasing in physical size.
Development is becoming more complex.
An action or change in behavior that occurs as a result of a stimulus.
What is a response.
An animal with a backbone
What is a vertebrate?
What is a group of similar orders?
A class.
What is the difference between unicellular and multicellular?
Unicellular: Made of one cell.
Multicellular: Made of many cells.
What is asexual reproduction?
A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.
The process of grouping things based on their similarities
What is classification?
An ectothermic vertebrate that lives in the water and has fins.
What is a fish?
What is the broadest taxon?
The Kingdom
What is the difference between heterotrophs and autotrophs?
Heterotroph: Gets energy from consuming another organism.
Autotroph: Creates their own energy.
What is an organism? Give an example.
Any living thing. Examples may vary.
Group of similar families
What is an Order?
A member of a major arthropod group that includes spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites. All members have eight pairs of walking legs.
What are arachnids?
What two taxons are used in an organism's binomial nomenclature?
The Genus & the species.
What is the difference between bilateral symmetry and radial symmetry?
Bilateral: One line that could divide an organism in two symmetric sides. Ex: People
Radial: Many lines that could divide an organism in two symmetric sides. Ex: Starfish
Name a characteristic of living things that a computer does NOT have. So we can prove that computers are not living things.
Answers will vary.
A key for the identification of organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characters.
What is a dichotomous key?
This organism is cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water.
What is an amphibian?
What is a mnemonic device can be used to remember the order of the Taxonomy?
Answers will vary.
What is the difference between an endothermic and ectothermic organism?
Ectothermic: "Cold-Blooded" organisms. These organisms require an external source of heat.
Endothermic: "Warm-Blooded" organisms. These organisms create their own body heat.
Name 5 characteristics of living things.
1. Use and obtain energy
2. Reproduce
3. Respond to stimuli
4. Grow and Develop
5. Made of Cells
Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name
What is binomial nomenclature?
This organism is an ectothermic vertebrate that lays eggs and has lungs and scaly skin.
What is a reptile?