Multiple choice
Bacteria are useful organisms because...
A. they help reduce greenhouse gasses.
B. they decompose dead materials and help recycle nutrients.
C. they increase the rate of the water cycle.
D. All of the above
B. They decompose dead materials and help recycle nutrients
List the seven levels used in classification, from the broadest to the most specific
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Taxonomists classify all living and nonliving organisms
False. Taxonomists classify all living organisms, but not any nonliving organisms.
A scientist who studies plants
Botanist
The unit AND device used for measuring how hot or cold something is.
Temperature and thermometer
Binomial nomenclature indicates an organisms...
A. Species
B. Species and kingdom
C. Common name
D. Species and genus
A. Species
What is taxonomy? Give three reasons why it is useful.
Taxonomy is the classification of all living creatures. It is useful for naming, identifying, and classifying organisms.
Aristotle's "Ladder of Life" placed nonliving organisms on the lowest rung
True
A group of organisms that can mate with one another and produce fertile offspring
Species
The control center of the cell.
The nucleus
Kingdom prokaryotae is made up of...
A. Fungi
B. Viruses and bacteria
C. Bacteria
D. Amoebas and euglenas
C. Bacteria
To which kingdom does each of the following organisms belong:
A. Coral B. Algae C. E. coli D. Amoeba
E. Virus F. Yeast G. Moss H. Sponge
A. Animalia B. Protoctista C. Prokaryotae D. Prokaryotae
E. None F. Fungi G. Plantae H. Animalia
The Great Chain of Being included spiritual beings, such as angels, in taxonomy
True
Consisting of two names
Binomial nomenclature
Moving pieces of earth's crust that cause earthquakes when they collide.
Tectonic plates
Protoctists are important organisms because...
A. They prevent erosion of plant roots
B. They are a major food source to humans
C. They produce much of the oxygen we breath
D. All of the above
C. They produce much of the oxygen we breath
Why are fungi and plants in a separate kingdom despite their similarities?
Fungi and plants are in a separate kingdom because, while fungi use spores to reproduce and absorb their food from the ground, plants use seeds to reproduce and take in sunlight and water to make their own food.
Aristotle devised the system of binomial nomenclature
False. Linnaeus devised the system of binomial nomenclature.
An organism that has a nucleus but is not a plant, animal, or fungus
Protoctist
A gas that makes up 78% of earth's atmosphere.
Nitrogen
Fungi are important organisms because...
A. They are used to make antibiotics
B. They are useful in making cheese and bread
C. They transport important nutrients from soil to tree root
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Name three of the five common divisions of plants, using their common names.
Algae (thallophyta), mosses and liverwarts (bryophyta), ferns and horsetails (pteridophyta), cone-bearing plants (gymnosperms), flowering plants (angiosperms)
Taxonomists organized all living things into two kingdoms until scientists started traveling into the rainforest and found so many more creatures.
False. Taxonomists organized all living things into two kingdoms until the microscope was invented which allowed scientists to see much smaller organisms.
One-celled organism without a nucleus
Bacteria
A substance formed when two or more elements chemically bond together in a fixed ratio.
A compound