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Domains
Kingdoms
Classification Terms/Systems
Levels of Classification
Classify Living Things
100
This domain has four kingdoms which are: protista, plantae, animalia, and fungi.
What is Eukarya
100
This kingdom contains multi-cellular organisms that lack cell walls and ONLY get nutrients by consuming other organisms.
What is animalia
100
In the 1700s, a scientist named __________ simplified the naming of living things.
Who is Carolus Linnaeus
100
A _________ represents the largest differences among organisms.
What is domain
100
Scientist ________ living things based on characteristics that living things share.
What is classify
200
_________ is made up of prokaryotes that usually have a cell wall and reproduce by cell division.
What is bacteria
200
This kingdom consists of multi-cellular organisms that have cell walls.
What is plantae
200
_________ is the science of describing, classifying, and naming living things.
What is taxonomy
200
Name the three domains
What are bacteria, archaea, and eukarya
200
An example of a _________ characteristic would be skeletal structure.
What is physical
300
Domain ________ is also made up of prokaryotes, but differs from bacteria in their genetics and makeup of their cell walls.
What is archaea
300
________ kingdom is single-celled or multi-cellular organisms such as algae and slime molds.
What is protista
300
Which system of classification shows the relationship among species in which organisms are grouped according to common characteristics?
What is cladogram
300
True or False: A scientific name always includes the genus name followed by the specific name
What is True
300
An example of scientist studying _________ characteristics would be studying an organisms DNA.
What is chemical
400
Archaea lives in _________ environments, mostly where other organisms could not survive.
What is harsh
400
This kingdoms members get energy by absorbing materials and have cells with cell walls but no chloroplasts.
What is fungi
400
A _________ uses a series of paired statements to identify other organisms.
What is a dichotomous key
400
Domain, kingdom, _________, class, ________, family, genus, _______.
What is phylum, order, species
400
True or False: A scientific name consists of domain and kingdom
What is false
500
____________ are made up of cells with a nucleus and memebrane-bound organelles.
What are eukaryotes.
500
Name two characteristics scientists have to look at in classifying organisms within the kingdom of animalia
What are unicellular or multi cellular, autotrophic or heterotrophic, asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction
500
State the difference between a cladogram and a dichotomous key.
What is Dichotomous keys are used to identify unknown organisms. Branching diagrams are used to describe the characteristics that different organisms share.
500
A _________ is a group of organisms that are very closely related, they can mate and produce fertile offspring.
What is species
500
How has the classification of living things changed over time?
What is scientists can now classify living things according to DNA.