Lesson 5 Classification of Living Things

Question 1

domain of organisms that have cells with a nucleus; can be single-celled or multi-cellular

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eukarya

Question 2

organisms that get their food from other organisms

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heterotrophs

Question 3

organisms that make their own food

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autotrophs

Question 4

includes similar species

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genus

Question 5

group of organisms that are very closely related

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species

Question 6

kingdom of multicellular organisms; have a cell wall, made of cellulose, & make their own food

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plantae

Question 7

kingdom of multicellular organisms without cell walls, get food by consuming other organisms

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animalia

Question 8

domain of organisms that are prokaryotes; usually have a cell wall & reproduce by cell division

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bacteria

Question 9

domains are divided into these smaller classifications

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kingdom

Question 10

kingdom of both single and multi-cellular organisms; can be plant, animal, or fungus like

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protista

Question 11

domain of prokaryotes live in extreme environments; genetics & cellwall different from bacteria

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archaea

Question 12

kingdom of single and multicellular organisms that have cell walls but no chloroplasts

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fungi

Question 13

single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus in their cells

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prokaryotes

Question 14

largest differences among organism

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domain

Question 15

series of paired statements used to identify an organism

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dichotomous key

Questions 15