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20 Cards in this Set
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T or F A horse is a heterotroph. |
True |
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T or F The scientific study of how organisms are classified is called binomial nomenclature. |
False, taxonomy |
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T or F Mushrooms, molds, and mildew are members of the fungi kingdom. |
True |
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T or F Archaea and Bacteria are two domains of eukaryotes. |
False, prokaryotes |
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Alligators and crocodiles are classified in the same order and therefore probably have different evolutionary histories. |
False, similar |
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An_________organism is a living thing that is composed of many cells. |
multicellular |
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The term used for grouping together items that are alike in some way is ____________. |
classifying |
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Organisms that make their own food are called _____________.
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Autotrophs |
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And organisms ability to maintain stable internal conditions despite changes in its surroundings is called ______________.
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Homeostasis |
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The first word in an organisms scientific name is its __________.
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Genus |
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____________developed a naming system that group to organisms on the basis of their observable features.
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Linnaeus
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Biologist find _____________useful because this scientific study gives them much information about an organism based on its classification .
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Taxonomy
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In modern classification system used by biologist, the broadest level of organization is called a _____________.
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Domain
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Each Genus of organisms contains one or more ____________.
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Species
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And hour and a bat share the same kingdom and phylum: an owl and a Robin share the same kingdom, phylum, and class. The Owl and____________have more characteristics in common.
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Robin |
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And_______consist of paired statements about the Characteristics of different organisms .
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Taxonomic key |
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Archaea are not classified with___________, the other prokaryote domain, because they have different chemical make ups.
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Bacteria |
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The___________ Kingdom is the only kingdom od eukaryotes that contains both autotrophs and Heterotrophs and both unicellular and multicellular organisms. |
Protist |
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The bones in the wing of a bat are similar to the bones in the flipper of a whale. This information suggests that bats and wales have a similar_______history.
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Evolutionary |
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The modern system of classification is based on the theory of___________, which was first proposed by Charles Darwin.
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Evolution |
