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classification, kingdoms, and viruses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| known as the "catch all" kingdom because of the diversity of its members; unicellular or multicellular eukaryotes often found in aquatic ecosystems. Algae is also classified as this. plant like, animal like, fungi like. | kingdom protisita |
| multicellular ekaryotes that ingest their food, they get their food by eating other organisms, can move | kingdom animalia |
| what kingdom? mostly multicellular heterotrophs that absorb their food. decmposers | kingdom fungi |
| what kingdom? unicellular prokaryotes found everywhere | kingdom eubacteria |
| which kingdom? unicellular prokaryotes found in harsh enviornments like hot springs or extremely saline lakes | kingdom archaebacteria |
| a single-celled organism that has no nuclear membrane separating its DNA from the rest of the cell and no membrane-bound organelles | prokaryote |
| single celled organism that has no nuclear membrane seperating its DNA from the rest of the cell and no membrane-bound organelles | prokaryote |
| organism that must consume food | heterotroph |
| organism that contains cells with true nuclei and membrane-bound organelles | eukaryote |
| organism made of one cell | unicellular |
| science of classification | taxonomy |
| organism made of many cells | multicellular |
| father of taxonomy. developed two part system of naming organisms | carolus linnaeus |
| organism capable of making its own food | autotroph |
| the scientific name for an organism comes from its.......... | genus and species |
| the seven levels of classification, from general to specific is... | kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
| if two organisms share the same species, they will also share the same......... | class, family, order |
| the scientific name for the common house cat is FELIS DOMESTICUS. what is the species name | domesticus (genus,species) |
| what do scientists do when they discover organisms that do not fit into any of the six kingdoms? | they create new kingdoms |
| scientists classify organisms based on their....... | characteristics |
| name the two kingdoms that consit of only unicellular organisms | eubacteria and archaebacteria |
| which kingdom is multicellular, has no chlorophyll, and decomposes matter to get food? | fungi |
| which classification group has the most members with the fewest characteristics in common? | kingdom |
| which classification group has the fewest members and the most characteristics in common? | species |
| methanocaldococcus jannaschii is a single-celled prokaryote found at a hydrothermal vent on the ocean floor. it lives at pressures of more than 200 atmospheres and temperatures above 85 degrees celsius. it survives without oxygen and produces methane. | archaebacteria |
| euglena gracilis is a one-celled organism that has a nucleus, produces its own food through photosynthesis and lives in warm water, moist soil and freshwater ponds? | protista |