Name
Study Guide for Test
Diversity of Living Organisms
Vocabulary
Know and understand each term, give examples when applicable, place in a sentence, connect two or more terms
to make a sentence, draw a diagram to make sense of the word or concept.
Diversity
Monera (Eub./Arch.)
Eubacteria/Bacteria
Archaea
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Characteristics of Life
Multicellular
Unicellular
To Do List
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Prokaryotic/Prokaryote
Eukaryotic/Eukaryote
Cell Parts (general)
Nucleus
DNA
Classification
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Scientific Name
Dichotomous Key
Organism
Autotrophic
Heterotrophic
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Energy
Growth
Development
Cells/Complexity
Interdependence
Biological Species
Concept
Phylogenetic Species
Concept
Morphological Species
Concept
Ecological Species
Concept
Revisit these big ideas and concepts through studying and discussion with others. Re-read essays, activities, notes,
and lectures.
Be able to state in your own words the traits exhibited by living things (i.e., what do all living organisms possess?) and
justify why you would or would not consider something alive.
Be able to differentiate between the Prokaryotes and the Eukaryotes. Know what they look like and characteristics of each.
Be able to generally explain how the characteristics of life are displayed by each of the kingdoms
Be able to give examples of organisms of all kingdoms of life (example: yeast, shrubs, worms, sponges)
Know the biological classification scheme (domain  species level) and explain the hierarchy of classification
Be able to use a dichotomous key to identify a species based on morphology
Be able to explain the purpose and advantages of using scientific names
Be able to identify 4 species concepts used in explanations. Be able to explain how they are used
Be able to justify the use of various species concepts to explain relatedness of species
Be able to make a specific connection between what you learned in this unit and your summer reading book. Review a few
chapters to refresh your memories!
Be able to identify the question, hypothesis, and variables used in an investigation (review your quiz on Experimental
Design to help prepare you for this) and know how to correctly make a data table and graph.
Practice Problems / Review
Kingdom
Bacteria/
Archaea
Plant
Animal
Fungi
Protist
# of cells
(uni/multi)
Type of cells
How obtains
energy/nutrients
Method of
Reproduction
Which 2 of the following animals are most closely related? Explain your thinking.
Red lionfish
K: Anamalia
P: Chordata
C: Actinopterygii
O: Scorpaeniformes
Seal
K: Animalia
P: Chordata
C: Mammalia
O: Carnivora
F: Phocidae
Lobster
K: Animalia
P: Arthropoda
C: Malacostraca
O: Decapoda
Bear
K: Anamalia
:P: Chordata
C: Mammalia
O: Carnivora
F: Ursid
Characteristics of Life: Is it alive?
Scientists have discovered a particle that attaches to bacteria. They are trying to determine if it is alive.
1.
What characteristics of life would you test for?
2.
What type of test could you do in a lab to determine if it is living or not?
3.
What are the constraints and limitations of the test? (Parts of your test that could lead to misinformation OR shortcomings
of your test or results that you may not be able to control).
Scientific Name: Write the following scientific name in the correct format. Bulloides is the genus name.
4.
BULLOIDES GLOBIGERINA
Eukaryotic cell vs Prokaryotic cells
5.
What is a difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
Identify the following cells as prokaryotic or eukaryotic: draw a line to the nucleus if a nucleus is present.
Type of Cell ____________________
Type of Cell ____________________
Draw a line to the nucleus (if present)
Draw a line to the nucleus (if present)
Kingdom Identification: Which kingdom does this organism represent? Explain your reasoning.
1.
The organism is autotrophic, multi-cellular and reproduces sexually.
2.
This organism is entirely heterotrophic, can be multi-cellular or unicellular, and can reproduce both asexually through
budding and sexually.
For 1 through 7, write down all the letters (1 or more) that could possibly apply to the following statements:
For 8 through 10, there is only one answer.
A = Archaebacteria
B = Eubacteria
C = Protista
D = Fungi
E = Plantae
F = Animalia
1) This organism has no nucleus: ________________________
2) This organism has a nucleus: ________________________
3) This organism is a unicellular heterotroph: ________________________
4) This organism is a unicellular autotroph: ________________________
5) This organism is multicellular: ________________________
6) This organism is a multicellular autotroph: ________________________
7) This organism is unicellular and is known for living in the most extreme environments: _________________
8) This Kingdom has members that are almost all sexual reproducers, and digest food internally: ___________
9) This Kingdom has members that are multicellular and digest their food externally: _____________________
10) This Kingdom has the most amount of diversity within members of its group: ________________________
Diversity of Life
Self-Assessment
Learning Targets
Note: Italicized targets involve experimental design
I can list the characteristics of life
Knowledge
“What I need to know!”
I can list the kingdoms of living organisms
I can define: asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction, heterotroph,
autotroph, prokaryote, eukaryote, multicellular, unicellular, organism,
species
I can correctly write a scientific name (Genus species)
I can list characteristics of scientific names
I know the 4 different species concepts
I can explain whether a given question can be investigated scientifically
I can give examples of the characteristics of life
I can compare asexual and sexual reproduction
I can compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Reasoning
“What I can do with what I
know.”
Skill Targets
“What I can demonstrate.”
Product Targets
“What I can make to show my
learning.”
I can compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
I can explain the significance of scientific names
I can explain the differences between the 4 species concepts
I can critique question(s) and decide if it can be tested or not.
I can use a dichotomous key to distinguish organisms based on shared and
distinct characteristics
I can summarize the characteristics of the kingdoms by the differences in
how they display the characteristics of life.
I can justify the merits of all 4 species concepts and apply their usage in a
scenario
I can write a testable question
I can describe a plan for a scientific investigation using careful (systematic)
observations.
Conduct a scientific investigation, choosing a method appropriate to the
question being asked
I can form a hypothesis based upon my investigative question, and
describe a plan to answer a given question for a controlled experiment
with the following attributes:
 At least two controlled variables
 One manipulated (independent) variable with three or more conditions
 One responding (dependent) variable
 Experimental control condition, when appropriate
 Additional validity measure
 Data to be gathered and recorded from multiple trials
 Logical steps
I can justify whether or not an organism is considered alive or not
I can apply my understanding of the diversity of life and the characteristics
of life to my summer reading book through writing a paragraph about a
specific instance in the book that discusses diversity.
I can write a logical conclusion that is supported by evidence. This evidence
includes my lab observations, data, errors, and possible further
investigations
Place a checkmark next to each
statement that you agree with. If you
cannot place a checkmark in a row,
focus your studying on those targets.