What does BIOLOGY study?
It is the study of LIFE and LIVING THINGS
TAXONOMY is the study of ___, ___ and ___ organisms.
TAXONOMY is the study of NAMING, DESCRIBING and CLASSIFYING organisms.
Linnaeus wrote ___. It classified all known organisms according to their ____
Systema Natura, similarities
What are the 3 DOMAINS called?
domain BACTERIA, domain ARCHEA, domain EURAKYA
Which are the 4 characteristics of the aquatic environments where ARCHEA are found ?
lack OXYGEN, or are too SALTY, too HOT, or too ACIDIC.
PROKARYOTIC organisms are single-celled that don't have a _____.
(membrane bound) NUCLEUS
What are the 7 characteristics of living things?
They FEED, MOVE, BREATHE, FEEL, GET RID OF WASTE, PRODUCE YOUNG, GROW
What is the MNEMONIC to remember taxonomy classifications?
King Phillip Came Over For Great/Good Spaghetti.
What are the 4 kingdoms of EUKARYA?
PROTISTS, FUNGHI, PLANTS, ANIMALS
Protists are ...
polycellular
multicellular
single-cellular
unicellular
What are the 2 characteristics of organisms in DOMAIN BACTERIA?
They are UNICELLULAR, PROKARYOTIC organisms
What are the 2 characteristics of organisms in DOMAIN ARCHAEA and where do they live?
They are UNICELLULAR, PROKARYOTIC organisms, they live in EXTREME environments
Give an example of a PROTIST.
protozoan, algae, diatoms, amoeba
Give an example of a FUNGI.
MOLDS, MUSHROOMS
What are the 9 classifications in taxonomy, starting from the biggest category (LIFE) to the most specific (at the point)
LIFE, DOMAIN, KINGDOM, PHYLUM, CLASS, ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS, SPECIES
The BIGGER the area the ___.
THE LARGER THE NUMBER OF ORGANISMS there are.
