Kingdoms
Plants, animals and fungi are 3 of the 5 kingdoms - name the 2 others
Monera and Protists
Which language do we use to name living things?
Latin
Which of the 5 kingdoms are "producers" in a food chain or web?
Plants
How old is the earth according to our scientific measurements?
4.5 billion years old
Which continent was the birthplace of the human species?
Africa
Into which kingdom do we place bacteria?
Monera
Approximately how many species have been named and classified? (To the nearest million)
2 million
Which chemical did Rachel Carson warn us about in the 1960's that was poisoning the food chain?
DDT
Approximately when did living things appear on earth?
3.5 billion years ago
In what region of Ethiopia was "Lucy" found?
The Afar
Organisms in food chains or webs are organized into categories or layers called "__________________"
Trophic levels
In which animal class do you place humans and gorillas?
Mammals
The top predator in a food chain or web is also known as the "________" predator
Apex
How many mass extinctions has the earth suffered in our geological history?
5
Which continent is currently experiencing the highest population growth rate?
Africa
To which kingdom do amoeba belong?
Protists
Common house flies are in the animal kingdom, but to what class do they belong?
Insects
Animals that consume other organisms are called consumers or "heterotrophs". Similarly, plants are producers or "___________".
Autotrophs
About 1500 million years ago, what did blue green algae do to change the world?
Produced oxygen
If population is growing at 2%, in approximately how many years will the population double?
35
Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes belong to which kingdom?
Fungi
Which Swedish scientist is famous for our first classification system?
Carl Linnaeus
What is another name for a primary consumer that only eats plants?
Herbivore
225 million years ago, which group of animals emerged that dominated the landscape for the next 160 million years?
Dinosaurs
Which European country has the lowest population density?
Iceland