The Language of Science

Question 1

What are the levels of classification? (dumb kids playing chase on freeways go splat)

Answer 1

Life, Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 2

Biological classification seeks to _____ organisms according to their ________.

Answer 2

Group; relatedness

Question 3

What are the two types of cells?

Answer 3

Eukaryotes and prokaryotes

Question 4

What are prokaryotes?

Answer 4

single-celled organisms; no nucleus
ex: bacteria, cyanobacteria

Question 5

What are eukaryotes?

Answer 5

single or multi-celled; have a nucleus

Question 6

What are the three domains?

Answer 6

Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya

Question 7

What type of cell are each domain?

Answer 7

B: unicellular; prokaryotes
A: unicellular; prokaryotes
E: unicellular/multi; eukaryotes

Question 8

What is an autotroph?

Answer 8

organisms that make their own food - plants

Question 9

What is a heterotroph?

Answer 9

organisms that obtain energy from the food they consume - humans

Question 10

What kingdoms are in the domain Eukarya?

Answer 10

Animalia, plantae, fungi, protista

Question 11

What type of cell are domain Eukarya kingdoms?

Answer 11

All eukaryotic; all multicellular but Protista could be unicellular

Question 12

What kingdoms are in domain Bacteria

Answer 12

Eubacteria, archaea

Question 13

What type of cell are domain Bacteria kingdoms

Answer 13

both prokaryotic, single-celled

Question 14

What kingdom(s) are in domain Archaea

Answer 14

Archaebacteria