Biology Quiz 5/14/25 Flashcards
(34 cards)
a part of the parent organism separates and become a new organism which is genetically identical to the parent
Asexual reproduction
organisms which produce food for themselves internally
Autotroph
rigid structure outside of the cell membrane
Cell wall
autotroph which gets energy from chemicals
Chemosynthesis
unicellular organisms which tend to live in groups
Colonial
cells which have a nucleus and parts with membranes
Eukaryotic
organisms which must get their food from an outside source
Heterotroph
organism is composed of more than one cell
Multicellular
autotroph which gets energy from light
Photosynthesis
cells which do not have a nucleus and do not have parts with membranes
Prokaryotic
involves male and female gametes; offspring are genetically unique from the parents
Sexual reproduction
organism is composed of only one cell
Unicellular
Aristotle divided plants into flowering plants, spore plants, and cone plants
False
Carolus Linnaeus originally divided living things into two kingdoms called Animalia and Plantae
True
In the Linnaean system, the smallest groups contain only one type of organism
True
Four kingdoms have been added to the Linnaean system since Linnaeus’ time
True
Although it has been modified, we still use Aristotle’s system today
False
List the seven (or 8) levels of classification in order from least specific to most specific
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Describe how organisms are given scientific names
Their scientific name is two parts: the first part is the genus name (Uppercase), the second part is the species names (Lowercase)
Animals are unicellular
False
Animals have cell walls made of chitin
False
Animals can be either autotrophs or heterotrophs
False
Many animals reproduce asexually
True
All plants reproduce asexually
False