Organism Classification Vocabulary

Question 1

What is the correct way to write a scientific name?

Answer 1

Start the name with the genus capitalised and write the species in lower case. Put it in italics online and underline it if it is written on paper.

Question 2

Define ‘eukaryotic’.

Answer 2

A cell with a nucleus.

Question 3

Define ‘prokaryotic’.

Answer 3

A cell without a nucleus.

Question 4

Define ‘organelle’.

Answer 4

A subcellular organism that carries out specialised cellular functions.

Question 5

Define ‘pinnate’.

Answer 5

Leaflets on a stem, often vertically opposite each other.

Question 6

Define ‘autotroph’.

Answer 6

An organism that produces its own food using photosynthesis.

Question 7

Define ‘heterotroph’.

Answer 7

An organism that consumes other organisms for nutrition.

Question 8

Define ‘spore’.

Answer 8

A reproductive cell that fungi, bacteria and certain plants produce in place of seeds.

Question 9

Define ‘seed’.

Answer 9

A small, embryonic plant encased in a seed coat containing an endosperm (food supply).

Question 10

Define ‘rhizoid’.

Answer 10

A short, thin filament that anchors a growing organism to a substratum.

Question 11

Define ‘vascular plant’.

Answer 11

A type of plant that has a specialised system for transporting fluids such as xylem and phloem.