Kingdoms, Classification and viruses Study Guide
1. What is the science of classifying living things?
2. Define taxonomy.
3. As we move through the biological hierarchy from the kingdom to species level the number of
organisms in each level _________?
4. Who developed the system of which we classify organisms?
5. Quercus phellos which one is the genus name and which is the species name?
6. Why do we use a scientific name to classify organisms?
7. Why do scientists not use the common names?
8. Which language is used most often in science?
9. If 2 organisms are in the same order but different families could be ?
10. If 2 organisms are in the same class but different orders they could be?
11. Kingdoms are divided into phyla and each phylum is divided into?
12. Put the biological hierarchy in order.
13. What is the lowest classification level?
14. Which group is the most inclusive?
15. Which is the least inclusive?
16. Nearly all single celled eukaryotes that are either heterotrophic or photosynthetic belong to
which kingdom?
17. Most multi-cellular nucleated autotrophs that carry on photosynthesis belong to which kingdom?
18. Multicellular nucleated heterotrophs that always obtain food by absorbing nutrients from the
environment belong to which kingdom?
19. An organism that breaks down organic matter then absorbs its nutrients belongs to which
kingdom?
20. Simple, non nucleated organisms that use hydrogen to produce methane are in the domain?
21. The kingdom defined as including any eukaryotes that are not plants, animals or fungi is in the
kingdom?
22. What is the 3 domain system based on? What about the 6 kingdom system?
23. Why are viruses considered nonliving?
24. Why do we study viruses in biology?
25. What is a capsid on a virus?
26. What is the tobacco mosaic virus and why is it important?
27. When did scientists first begin studying viruses?
28. What does a virsus model include?
29. In which cell cycle does viral DNA become integrated into the hosts cells DNA?
30. Which of the following is not a viral disease of humans?
31. Where do scientists think that early viruses come from?
32. How does HIV and Aids work?
33. Who was Aristotle and Linnaeus?
34. Why might the use if common names to describe organisms sometimes cause confusion? Give
Examples.
35. Explain why viruses are not considered to be living organisms, and why we study them in Biology.