Life Science 1 Ch. 9 Classification

Question 1

For hundreds of years, people thought all living things belonged to one of two groups __

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animals and plants

Question 2

Euglena is a member of the kingdom

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Protista

Question 3

This kingdom includes nongreen, nonmoving eukaryotic organism that break down substances

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Fungi

Question 4

The scientific name of an organism comes from its

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genus and specific name

Question 5

This domain includes prokaryotes that live in extreme environments

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Archaea

Question 6

Single celled organisms that do not have a nucleus

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Prokaryotes

Question 7

What would a scientist do if an organism didn't fit into any kingdoms of the domain Eukarya?

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create a new kingdom

Question 8

What is the scientific name for a Burchell's zebra?

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Equus burchellii

Question 9

Members of the kingdom Animalia depend on bacteria and fungi because they

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recycle nutrients in dead organisms

Question 10

This kingdom includes complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can move & respond

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Animalia

Question 11

Members of this kingdom cannot move, and cannot make their own food

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fungi

Question 12

A pine tree is a member of the kingdom

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Plantae

Question 13

What is the scientific name for a Grevy's zebra?

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Equus grevyi

Question 14

What is the scientific name for a horse?

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Equus caballus

Question 15

This kingdom includes mostly single-celled or simple multicellular organisms

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Protista

Question 16

The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics is

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classification

Question 17

In which kingdom do organisms move by themselves and have specialized sense organs

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Animalia

Question 18

A kingdom that's complex, multicellular organisms, cell walls, make sugar by photosynthesis

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Plantae

Question 19

This domain includes prokaryotes that live in soil, water, and in humans

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Bacteria

Question 20

Carolus Linnaeus is known for

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founding the science of taxonomy

Question 21

What can you find out by working through a dichotomous key in order?

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the identity of an organism

Question 22

An example of a simple animal is

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a sponge

Question 23

The scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. What is it's specific name?

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domesticus

Question 24

the four kingdoms that make up the domain Eukarya

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animalia, plantae, fungi, protista

Question 25

The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is

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taxonomy

Question 26

A tool for identifying organisms that uses sequential paired statements

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dichotomous key

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