Classification Systems Vocab. Review

What is the best example of a heterotroph?

A grouping of similar genera (plural of genus)

A group of individuals that can interbreed with one another and produce fertile offspring. 

A two part naming SYSTEM where first word is the genus and the second refers to the species. 

What is the best example of an autotroph?

A gain in body size.  An organism simply getting bigger. 

Grouping things together based on similar characteristics. 

Single celled organism that do not contain a nucleus. Found everywhere- including inside you. 

A grouping of similar phyla (plural of phylum)

Organisms that live in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, & salt flats. 

What kingdom would a single-celled prokaryote be found in?

A grouping of similar species

What is the best example of a unicellular eukaryote?

Any living thing possessing the 6 characteristics of life.

A grouping of similar orders

A grouping of similar classes

These things have all the characteristics of life. 

A grouping of similar families

What does a eukaryote have that a prokaryote does not?

The science of naming and grouping organisms. 

The chemical reaction that cells use to convert food to ATP energy. 

The change in organisms over time resulting in a new species.

The least specific category of classification. All of life can be divided into these 3 sections

One of the three domains who's characteristic is that it contains a nucleus.

A change or reorganization of body structures throughout a period of an organisms life. 

A two-part name given to organisms by using their genus and species 

Never had all the characteristics of life.

A species ability to make the next generation.