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Kingdom
Characteristics
Classification
Characteristics
Misc
100
Name the six kingdoms of life
What are Animal, Plant, Fungus, Protisist, Eubacteria, and Archaebacteria
100
Define characteristic
What is a quality of an object or organism
100
Name three different things that are classified
What are Books in a library, clothes in a store, money
100
What is to organize things into catergories based on their shared characteristics?
Classify
100
What is biology?
Study of life
200
What bacteria is not common, live in harsh environment, and is the bottom of the food chain?
Archaebacteria
200
What is the scientific study of classification
Taxonomy
200
What is a series of paired statements used to identify an organism?
Dichotomous key
200
Scientific name of an organism consist of what?
What is Genus and species?
200
What is a person who studies life?
Biologist
300
Describe characteristics of an organism in the kingdom Plantae.
What reproduces sexually, autotrophs (do photosynthesis), Important food source, bottom of food chain
300
Name the 5 characteristics that ALL living organisms have
What is able to reproduce, able to grow, able to adapt, made of cells and needs energy or nutrients.
300
Where would you find these items to be classifed; Produce Meats Dry goods First aid
Grocery store
300
Seven levels of classifications (KPCOFGS)
What is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
300
What is the difference between a common name and a scientific name?
A common name is general and a scientific name is specific.
400
Describe some characteristics in the kingdom Protista
What reproduces sexually and asexually. Some are heterotrophs (eats) and some are autotrophs (make food from sunlight)
400
How would you classify these characteristics into two groups; human, bear, lizard,emu,whale,stingray
What has legs and what has no legs
400
Characteristics of an organism in the kingdom Animalia
What reproduces sexually, heterotrophs (eats), lives where there is water, food, shelter and space
400
Characteristics of an organism classified in the kingdom Eubacteria
What is very common, aids in digestion, reproduces asexually and at bottom of food chain.
400
The two areas of the classifications that scientifically name a species
What is Genus and Species?
500
Describe characteristics of an organism in the kingdom Fungus
What reproduces with spores, are heterotrophs (eats) absorbs nutrients and decomposes
500
Who was the first person to classify life?
Aristotle
500
Who is the man given credit for creating the system of classification we use today?
Carolous Linnaeus
500
What categories did Aristotle use to classify life?
Plants and animals
500
What is a series of paired statements used to identify an organism?
Dichotomous key