| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why do scientists classify organisms? | -to organize species and see relationships |
| Why is scientific naming important to scientists around the world? | -scientists everywhere can organize and note relationships with a universal worldwide system |
| List the 7 levels of classification, from the most general, to the most specific. | 1)kingdom 2)phylum 3)class 4)order 5)family 6)genus 7)species |
| If two organisms are in the same class, they are also in the same ___ and ____ ? Why? | -kingdom and phylum -in order to be in the same class, organisms must share traits with more general kingdoms |
| List the 6 kingdoms. | 1)animal 2)plant 3)protist 4)fungi 5)eubacteria 6)archaebacteria |
| What are 3 ways animals reproduce? | 1)fertilization 2)budding 3)regeneration |
| Describe fertilization. | -sexual -it is when sperm and egg cells combine and produce offspring |
| Describe budding. | -asexual -it is when offspring grows on the parent and falls off |
| Describe regeneration. | -asexual -it is when a piece of a parent falls off and then develops into a new identical offspring |
| How do animals get the nutrients needed to survive? | -they consume |
| How do plants get the nutrients needed to survive? | -they produce |
| How do fungi get the nutrients needed to survive? | -they decompose |
| What is the difference between eubacteria and archaebacteria? | -eubacteria live in regular environments -archaebacteria only live in extreme environments |
| Which kingdoms are prokaryotic? | archaebacteria and eubacteria |
| Which kingdoms are eukaryotic? | fungi, plant, animal, protist |
| What two things do scientists consider in order to classify organisms? | -shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships |
| What are the 3 categories of Protists? | 1)animal-like (protozoa) 2)plant-like 3)fungi-like |
| What is an animal-like protist also known as? | -protozoa |
| Describe the two parts of a scientific name. | 1)Genus-first word (capitalized) 2)Species-second word (lower case) |
| Give an example of the proper way to write an organism's scientific name. | Homo sapien |
| What are the 3 shapes of bacteria? | 1) Cocci (circle) 2) Bacillus (rod) 3) Spirilla (spiral) |
| What type of Protist are ameba? Why? | -animal-like -they consume food and move |
| What type of protist are paramecium? Why? | -animal-like -they consume food and move |
| What type of protist are euglena? Why? | -plant-like and animal-like -they make food and consume food |
| What type of protist are slime mold? Why? | -fungi-like -they decompose for food |
| What type of protist are algae? Why? | -plant-like -they make food and do not move |
| What is the structure for movement of ameba? | -pseudopod |
| What is the structure for movement of paramecium? | -cilia |
| What is the structure for movement of euglena? | -flagella |
| What is the type of reproduction of an ameba? | -binary fission |
| What is the type of reproduction of a paramecium? | -conjugation |
| What is the type of reproduction of a euglena? | -binary fission |
| What is the type of reproduction of a slime mold? | -spores |
| What is the type of reproduction of algae? | -binary fission |
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