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Naming Organisms
Characteristics of Living Things
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Which Kingdom?
Taxonomy
100
Scientists put living things into groups according to similarities in these.
What are characteristics.
100
Scientists used to organize all life into only these two kingdoms.
What are plants and animals.
100
Prokaryotes that can cause disease are called?
What is bacteria.
100
Human.
What is Animalia.
100
I am the least specific category of classification.
What is Kingdom.
200
This is the process of classifying living things by characteristics and evolution.
What is systematics
200
Living things that must consume other living things for food are called this.
What are consumers or heterotrophs.
200
This name means "backbone".
What is vertebrate.
200
Fern.
What is Plantae.
200
I am the most specific level of classification.
What is species.
300
Dividing organisms into levels based on characteristics is know as this
What is taxonomy.
300
Because fungi break down dead things in order to get food they are known as this.
What are decomposers.
300
E. coli belongs to this kingdom.
What is eubacteria/ bacteria.
300
Algae.
What is Protista.
300
This class includes animals that nurse their young with milk.
What is Mammalia.
400
An organism's name includes these two parts.
What are genus and species.
400
These are organisms that are able to make their own food, usually from sunlight.
What producers or autotrophs.
400
This type of cell does not contain a nucleus.
What is prokaryotic.
400
Sponges.
What is Animalia.
400
Only organisms within this level can breed.
What is species.
500
In the gray wolf's scientific name Canis lupus, the world Canis tells you what about the organism.
What is genus.
500
Name the 5 characteristics of all living things.
What are reproduction, made of cells, use energy, respond to environment, and grow/develop.
500
He is the scientist who created the taxonomic levels.
Who Linnaeus.
500
Amoeba.
What is Protista.
500
Birds and dinosaurs share this.
What is a common ancestor.