Lesson 11 terms

Question 1

Archaebacteria

Answer 1

ancient bacteria; one of the two kingdoms of Kingdom Monera

Question 2

Binomial Nomenclature

Answer 2

“two names”; organisms are named based on their genus and species

Question 3

Carl Linnaeus

Answer 3

the father of modern taxonomy; proposed a system in 1758 for classifying living things, which we still build on today

Question 4

Class

Answer 4

Levels of Taxonomy

Question 5

Eubacteria

Answer 5

A kingdom that contains all prokaryotes except archaebacteria

Question 6

Family

Answer 6

Levels of Taxonomy

Question 7

Fungi

Answer 7

One of the kingdoms, includes mushrooms, yeasts, and certain types of molds

Question 8

Genus

Answer 8

Levels of Taxonomy

Question 9

Kingdom

Answer 9

First and largest category used to classify organisms

Question 10

Order

Answer 10

Levels of Taxonomy

Question 11

Monera

Answer 11

Prokaryotic, unicellular organisms made up of various kinds of bacteria

Question 12

Phylum

Answer 12

Levels of Taxonomy

Question 13

Protista

Answer 13

Mostly composed of single-celled organisms, but also includes some multicellular organisms as well as colonial organisms.
Any microscopic organism not part of kingdom bacteria, fungi, plant, or animal is part of the Protista kingdom.

Question 14

Speciation

Answer 14

the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution, according to the Evolution Theory

Question 15

Species

Answer 15

A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

Question 16

Taxonomy

Answer 16

the discipline of naming and classifying organisms

Question 17

Unicellular

Answer 17

Made of a single cell