Characteristic of life
Which characteristic of living things describes an organism getting larger or changing form over time?
What is Growth & Development
Which domain includes animals, plants, fungi, and protists?
What is Eukarya
Which kingdom contains organisms that make their own food by photosynthesis and are usually multicellular?
What is plantae
What two parts make up the binomial (scientific) name of an organism?
What is genus and species
Which characteristic refers to how an organism's cells or body parts are arranged and organized; for example, tissues and organs in a multicellular organism?
What is organization
Name the domain composed of prokaryotic organisms commonly found in extreme environments.
What is Archaea
Identify the kingdom that contains mainly unicellular eukaryotes (often diverse in nutrition and form), sometimes called a "catch-all" group.
What is Protists
Put these levels of classification in order from largest to smallest: Family, Genus, Kingdom, Species.
Kingdom, Family, Genus, Species
Name the characteristic described: an organism produces new individuals.
What is reproduction
Which domain includes organisms that are unicellular, prokaryotic, and are found almost everywhere on Earth (an example is E. coli)?
What is bacteria
Which two kingdoms are composed of prokaryotic organisms?
What is Eubacteria & Archaebacteria
Explain two rules for writing a scientific name (binomial nomenclature).
What is...
Genus is capital, species is lowercase, it is italicized
Which characteristic explains how organisms have traits that improve survival in their environment, such as camouflage or long necks?
What is Adaptation (evolution)
Which domain includes organisms with a nucleus?
What is Eukarya
Are plantae autotrophs or heterotrophs?
What is autotrophs
Using the mnemonic "Dear King Philip Came Over For Good Soup," identify which taxonomic level corresponds to the letter "P"
What is phylum
Two items are listed in the GORACER acronym
What is.. growth & development, organization, response to stimuli, adaptation, cells, energy, reproduction
A newly discovered single-celled organism lives in a highly acidic hot spring and does not have a nucelus. To which domain is it most likely assigned?
What is Archaebacteria
A scientist finds an organism that is eukaryotic, multicellular, cannot move, and obtains nutrients by absorbing them from dead material. Which kingdom should it be placed in and why?
What is fungi
Carolus Linnaeus is called the “Father of Taxonomy.” Describe what he is known for.
What is... developed the modern system of classification and binomial nomenclature