Miss Loss Chapter 8

What contribution of Charles Darwin had a major impact on classification?

Spontaneous generation is a mistaken idea becauese living things

A plant growing toward a light is an example of

What kingdom includes both unicellular & multicellular organisms?

Organisms need all of the following in order to survive EXCEPT

The scientific study of how living things are classified is called binomial nomenclature.

The first word in a scientific name is its

List the levels of classification in order from smallest to largest

Which group of organisms includes only multicellular heterotrophs?

Lizards are more closely related to ____ than ____

What derived characteristic do salamanders share with lizards?

organisms that make their own food are called?

The one factor that scientists change during an experiment.

Plants and animals are examples of prokaryotes

Of the following which is the best definition of evolution?

Archae and Bacteria are 2 domains of Eukaryotes.

What is this diagram called?

Similar organisms that are not related is an example of _____. (ex. fish and whale)

Which of the following is the broadest classification level?

Which derived characteristic evolved first?

An organisms scientific name consists of

Who developed the 2 part naming system that groups organisms based on observable features?

Canis lupis is a gray wolf. Canis latrans is most likely to be a

What is one way scientists get information about the evolutionary history of a species?

Mushrooms, molds and mildew are members of the kingdom ___

What is taxonomy?

Organisms with only one cell are called

What is a group of organisms that can mate and reproduce fertile offspring?

Organisms better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive & reproduce