Classification
Scientific name of an organism is made up of the organisms...
genus and species
Simple organism that is not considered to be living (or is it?)
Virus
Where do viruses reproduce?
host cell
Plant structure that helps with anchorage and absorption
Root
Organisms without backbones
invertebrates
Invented our current classification system
Linnaeus
What are two ways bacteria is beneficial to us?
Make food, make medicine, photosynthetic, decomposers
Give me a characteristic of ALL living things.
Regulation
Response to stimulus
nutrition
synthesis etc.
What adaptation allowed plants to grow tall and in dryer environments?
True vascular tissue
Small invertebrate with tentacles around their mouth
Hydra
Tool used to identify organisms
Dichotomous key
What does algae provide in aquatic environments?
Food and oxygen
What is a prokaryotic organism
Bacteria
Where does the majority of photosynthesis happen in a plant?
The leaves
What are the 3 groups of fish?
Jawless, bony, cartilaginous
What are the five kingdoms?
Animal, plant, fungi, protista, monera
What is a pathogen?
organism that causes disease or infection
What is a single celled eukaryotic organism?
Protist
2 types of vascular tissue
xylem and phloem
Invertebrates with jointed legs and exoskeletons
What are all of the steps of classification in order? (beginning with kingdom)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
King Philip Came Over For Good Soup
How are fungi beneficial for our environment?
They are decomposers
What are 2 structures that are used for locomotion in Protists?
Cilia, flagellum, pseudopods
Products of photosynthesis
Glucose and oxygen
What is the organ that transfers nutrients to the fetus in most mammals?
Placenta
What can you tell me about the classifications of Felis Concolor and Felis domesticus
They are in the same genus, but different species
What is the mechanism of population growth of anti-biotic resistant bacteria?
What is the are two forms of asexual reproduction and how are they different from one another?
Budding and binary fission.
Binary fission is an equal division of the cytoplasm, budding is not.
Increase surface area of roots for maximum absorption
Root hairs
What are two distinguishing external features of mammals?
Nipples and hair