Name
Class
Date
From Microorganisms to Animals
Test Study Guide
Classification
What is Linnaeus’ two-word system for naming organisms is called?
What is taxonomy?
Linnaeus devised the seven levels into which different groups of organisms can be classified.
Please list them in the proper order beginning with the broadest level and ending with the
most specific level.
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Each level of classification contains all organisms that share the ________________________
characteristics.
Biologists now group organisms into ___________ domains and ___________ kingdoms. They use to
recognize ___________ kingdoms. In the past, eubacteria and archaebacteria were grouped
together in a kingdom called __________________________.
Domain
Bacteria
Archaea
Kingdom
Cell Type
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
Cell
Structure
Number of
Cells
Mode of
Nutrition
Examples
Positive/
Negative
Impacts on
Humans
Eukarya
“Protista”
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Bacteria
Identify and describe three ways through which bacteria can obtain energy.
a)
b)
c)
How can bacteria impact humans positively? Negatively?
E
Figure 2
Is the organism illustrated in Figure 2 unicellular or multicellular?
Structure A in Figure 2 is an outer membrane. What does structure A represent?
Structure B in Figure 2 is the inner membrane. What does structure B represent?
Structure C in Figure 2 is DNA. How is this genetic material found in this organism?
Structure D in Figure 2 is a flagellum. What is the function of that structure?
What are the small organelles labeled E that are found within the cytoplasm of this organism?
Identify the kind of organism shown in Figure 2.
The major groups of archaebacteria include organisms that live in extreme environments, such
as, ___________________________________________________________________.
Figure 1
What are the shapes of each of the bacteria labeled A, B & C?
A. ______________________
B. ______________________
C. ______________________
Protists
Protists can move by ___________________________, _____________________________, and
_______________________________________.
Fungi
What are the filaments called that make up the structure of most of these organisms called?
Fungi are saprophytic. What does that mean?
How are these organisms classified within their kingdom?
Organisms in kingdom Fungi are further classified by ____________________________________.
The mushroom seen above ground is the organism’s
a) mycelium.
b) plasmodium.
c) fruiting body.
d) sporophyte.
Plants
How do all plants obtain energy?
Describe the process that plants use to obtain energy.
What are the two types of vascular tissues and what do each of them transport?
Compare and contrast the main groups of plants (non-vascular seedless plants, vascular
seedless plants, and seed plants (gymnosperms and angiosperms). Include examples of each.
You may choose to create a table to organize the information.
The cells of plants are different from the cells of animals because they contain
a) Chloroplasts
b) A cell wall
c) Cellulose
d) All of the above
The population of small, photosynthetic organisms found near the surface of oceans is called
___________________.
List three ways in which monocots differ from dicots.
a)
b)
c)
Although plants are stationary organisms, they are able to get everything they need. Explain
how angiosperms “use” animals to meet their needs.
Animals
Two major divisions of animals are those that have a backbone, which are called
_________________________ and those without a backbone, which are called _________________________.
List the three types of body symmetry that animals can display? Describe each and provide an
example of each.
a)
b)
c)