MIDTERMS

Question 1

basic method humans use to organize the living
world.

Answer 1

SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION

Question 2

He places all organisms
into two groups :
Plants and Animals

Answer 2

Aristotle

Question 3

Plants were classified according to their
size and morphology into three:

Answer 3

Herbs
Shrubs
Trees

Question 4

Classified organisms by their
structure

Answer 4

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 5

Developed the naming system:
binomial (2 name)

Answer 5

Genus and Species

Question 6

was the first formal system of
taxonomy

Answer 6

Linnaeus system of classification

Question 7

is the science of naming and
classifying organisms.

Answer 7

Taxonomy

Question 8

is a two-part scientific naming
system.

Answer 8

Binomial nomenclature

Question 9

is a group of organisms that have similar
traits and are able to produce fertile offspring.

Answer 9

Species

Question 10

• is a group of similar species.

Answer 10

Genus

Question 11

the second part of a scientific name.

Answer 11

species descriptor

Question 12

There is a hierarchy of groups (taxa)
from broadest to most specific

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class,
Order, Family, Genus, species
(Brother John)

Question 13

Three Domains:

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• Archaea
• Bacteria
• Eukarya

Question 14

Domain
Bacteria

Answer 14

Kingdom
Eubacteria

Question 15

Domain Archaea

Answer 15

Kingdom
Archaebacteria

Question 16

Domain
Eukarya

Answer 16

Kingdom
Plantae

Kingdom
Protista
Kingdom
Fungi
Kingdom
Animalia

Question 17

are unicellular
prokaryotes (no nucleus or membrane-
bound organelles)

Answer 17

Archaea and Bacteria

Question 18

are more complex and have a
nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

Answer 18

Eukarya

Question 19

• Probably the 1
st cells to evolve

Answer 19

ARCHAEA

Question 20

Found in:
– Sewage Treatment Plants
(Methanogens)
– Thermal or Volcanic Vents
(Thermophiles)
– Hot Springs or Geysers that are acid
– Very salty water (Dead Sea; Great
Salt Lake) - Halophiles

Answer 20

Archaea

Question 21

Kingdom - EUBACTERIA
Some may cause DISEASE
Found in ALL HABITATS except harsh
ones
• Important decomposers for environment
• Commercially important in making cottage
cheese, yogurt, buttermilk, etc.

Answer 21

BACTERIA

Question 22

Some may cause DISEASE
Found in ALL HABITATS except harsh
ones
• Important decomposers for environment
• Commercially important in making cottage
cheese, yogurt, buttermilk, etc.

Answer 22

BACTERIA

Question 23

Domain Eukarya is Divided into Kingdoms

Answer 23

• Monera (do not possess any
membrane-bound organelles.…)
• Protista (protozoans, algae…)
• Fungi (mushrooms, yeasts …)
• Plantae (multicellular plants)
• Animalia (multicellular animals)

Question 24

• They are all unicellular. They sometimes form colonies.

Answer 24

MONERA KINGDOM

Question 25

• They can be unicellular, or multicellular with no tissues.

Answer 25

PROTOCTISTA KINGDOM

Question 26

• They are heterotrophic decomposers. • They can be unicellular, or multicellular with no tissues.

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FUNGI KINGDOM

Question 27

• They are autotrophic organisms. • They are multicellular organisms with tissues. Some have organs. • Composed of organisms with eukaryotic cells.

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PLANT KINGDOM

Question 28

• They are heterotrophic organisms. • They are multicellular organisms with tissues. • Composed of organisms with eukaryotic cells.

Answer 28

ANIMAL KINGDOM

Question 29

-is the study of the ways organisms interact with each other and with their non-living surroundings

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ECOLOGY

Question 30

• Plants • Animals • Human • Birds • Bacteria

Answer 30

Living Component

Question 31

Is everything in the surrounding conditions that affect organisms during its lifetime

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Environment

Question 32

• Air • Water • Soil • Sunlight • table

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Non-living component

Question 33

ENVIRONMENT is subdivided into two:

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Biotic Environment and Abiotic Environment

Question 34

Levels of Organization studied in Ecology…

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Atoms Molecule Cell Tissue Organ Organ System Organism Population Community Ecosystem Biosphere

Question 35

● Refer to large terrestrial geographic regions containing distinctive plant communities.

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Biomes

Question 36

Different Types of Biomes

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DESERT GRASSLAND TEMPERATE GRASSLAND FOREST TROPICAL RAINFOREST TROPICAL SEASONAL FOREST

Question 37

It is a very dry, often barren biome characterized by temperature extremes and by widely spaced plants with thick waxy leaves and often protective spines.

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DESERT

Question 38

are dominated by grasses, and a rich away of deep-rooted beautifully flowering non-grass species. They have a few trees because of inadequate and frequent grass fire that kills woody seedlings.

Answer 38

GRASSLANDS

Question 39

This covers extensive areas in the interior of continents where there are enough moisture to support forest or woodland.

Answer 39

TEMPERATE GRASSLAND

Question 40

are regions where trees grow as a result of inadequate temperature.

Answer 40

FOREST