Biology quiz

Matter

Anything that takes up space and has mass

Nutrient

A chemical substance that an organism needs to obtain from its environment in order to survive

The cycling of nutrients through the biosphere involves both... and...

Living organisms, physical processes

Where does water evaporate from

Bodies of water, soil, and organisms

How much of the earth is fresh water?

3%

When do carbon and oxygen enter a long-term cycle?

When dead material is buried

Classification

The grouping of objects or organisms based on a set of criteria

How did Aristotle classify animals

Plants/Not plants, Red blooded/Bloodless

How were plants divided by Aristotle?

Size & structure

What was the first formal system of taxonomy?

Linnaean system

Taxonomy

the discipline of identifying, naming, and classifying organisms

Binomial nomenclature

Linnaeus's method of naming organisms, called binomial nomenclature, gives each species a 2 part specific name

Rules for writing scientific name

a. Capitalize the first letter of the genus name

b. If it is written it is underlined

c. If it is typed it must be italicized

d. Genus can be abbreviated

What system do we use to classify?

Linnaean System

What did scientists begin using in their classification system as evolution grew?

Evolutionary relationship

How are taxonomic categories arranged?

Broad to specific

What is taxonomy part of?

Systematics

Systematics

Study of biological diversity with an emphasis on evolutionary history

Dichotomous key

Provide a series of choices between alternate characteristics, users can identify organisms they encounter