7th grade unit 8

What is Binomial Nomenclature

A system scientists use to create scientific names because some names are misleading

What is petiole

1 stem on a leaf

How many parts of a name do each organism have

2

Is a Genus capitalized or Species

Genus

What is taxonomy

It is classifying and understanding the relationships between living things (it puts things in groups)

Who created the system “Binomial Nomenclature”

Carl Linnaeus

Why is Binomial nomenclature helpful

It help avoid confusion and helps with misleading names (like starfish)

What is the acronym for the taxonomic levels

Dear king Philip came over for Great! Soup

What are the taxonomic levels in order

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, species

Is domain more broad or family

Domain

What do the taxonomic groups tell us

It tells us the groups of organisms and how closely related they are

What are two different cell types

Prokaryote and Eukaryote

What is the cell number

How many cells the organism is made of

What is the feeding type of organisms

How organisms get food

What are two types of reproduction

Asexual and sexual reproduction

What is a autotroph

The organism makes its own food

What is Consumer

It must consume other organisms

What are 3 domains

Domain Archea, Domain Bacteria, Domain Eukarya

How many kingdoms are there

4

What are the kingdoms

Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia

Describe the Kingdom Fungi

They are decomposers, they are important are nutrient recycling in ecosystems

What does the Kingdom plantae do

Autotrophs

Describe Kingdom Animalia

They are Heterotrophs and recycle matter in the ecosystem

What is Kingdom Protista

It is the “junk drawer” things that don’t fit in other kingdoms end up here