Characteristics
Taxonomy
Levels of Classification
Vertebrates vs Invertebrates
Miscellaneous
100

This organism can produce its own food.

What is an Autotroph?

100

The science of classifying organisms.

What is taxonomy?

100

The broadest level of classification is...

What is Domain?

100

These organisms all have a backbone or internal skeleton.

What are vertebrates?

100
The system used to name organisms that has steps 1a or 1b, and you follow the direction to each step until you find the name.

What is a dichotomous key?

200

This type of organism has a defined nucleus.

What is eukaryotic?

200

The scientist responsible for the binomial nomenclature.

Who is Carolus Linnaeus?

200

The classification level between Class and Family.

What is Order?

200

Some organisms in this group have exoskeletons.

What are invertebrates?

200

The domain that whales, kangaroos, and cheetah's belong to.

What is Eukarya?

300
A one-celled organism is called this name.

What is Unicellular?

300

This is always capitalized when naming organisms.

What is the Genus?

300

There are 4 subunits to the classification level of the Kingdom Eukarya.

What is protist, fungi, plants, and animals?

300

A grasshopper is considered this type of organism.

What is an invertebrate?

300

Plants that do not grow tall, do not have thick cell walls and do not have roots are considered this.

What are non-vascular?

400

This organism hunts for its food.

What is a heterotroph?

400
Scientific names can be written two ways, but not both.

What is italicized or underlined?

400

Only organisms of the same _____ can breed.

What is species?

400

The organism Felis cattus is a ________.

What is a vertebrate?

400

Vascular plants have defined cell walls, have roots and also _____ _____.

What is grow tall?

500

These organisms can live in extreme environments.

What are extremophiles?

500
The second name in the binomial nomenclature is this level of classification.

What is species?

500

This is the mnemonic used to remember the levels of classification.

What is Dear King Philip Came Over For Good Soup?

500

The major difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate is this.

What is a backbone or internal skeleton?

500

A ________ is a plant that has cones and naked seeds, with needle like leaves.

What is a gymnosperm?