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Study Guide –Answer the following questions to help review for the quiz.
Part A
1. What are the five characteristics of living things? Explain. Hint: Mustard Lab
a. Made of cells- A cell is the smallest unit of life. It is membrane covered
structure that contains the materials needed to perform life functions.
ex. Skin cells
b. Respond to their environment- ability to sense change in their
environment & respond to that change. Ex. Mustard seeds grew in the light
c. Reproduce- pass copies of all or part of their DNA to their offspring. Can be
done sexually (two parents) or asexually (one parent) ex. Human
reproduction.
d. Use Energy- Needed to carry out everyday functions, such as breaking
down food and repairing/building cells. Ex. Eating a healthy breakfast
e. Grow & Mature- All organisms change over time. Unicellular organisms
divide. Multicellular organisms the # of cells increase and the overall body
size increase. Some organisms have different maturation stages ex.
Tadpole frog.
2. List the four necessities of life that almost all organisms need to survive.
a. Water
b. Air
c. Food
d. Shelter
3. What is a stimulus? Define and give an example.
Anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or any part of an
organism. Ex 1. Hunger -> Salivate Ex 2. Light -> Plant growth
4. Define homeostasis
Maintenance of a stable internal environment. Ex. Shivering when cold
5. What is the difference between an autotroph and heterotroph? Give an
example of each
Autotroph- produces its own energy using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other
chemicals. Ex. Plants, Bacteria
Heterotroph- obtains energy by consuming other organisms. Ex. Animalia
Part B
1. What part of the words “binomial nomenclature” means “2?” bi
2. How is your first and last name an example of binomial nomenclature?
2 names- first and last are like the 2 names genus and species
3. How many names does an organism get in our modern classification system? 8
4. Which layer of our modern classification system is most specific? species
5. List the three domains. Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
6. What is the domain that includes extremophiles; bacteria that live in harsh
environments? Archaea
7. What is the domain that includes bacteria that live where we live? Bacteria
8. Write your genus and species name correctly! Homo sapiens
9. What are the four kingdoms under the domain Eukarya? Protista, Animalia,
Plantae, Fungi
10. The classification of a cat is, Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia,
Carnivora, Felidae, Felis, domesticus.
a. What is the cat’s order? Carnivora
b. What is the cat’s phylum? Chordata
c. What is the cat’s class? Mammalia
d. What is the cat’s scientific name? Felis domesticus
11. Organisms that share scientific names are related. The more names in
common, the more closely related the organisms are.
Level
Human
Wolf
Bullfrog
Brine Shrimp
Domain
Eukarya
Eukarya
Eukarya
Eukarya
Kingdom
Animalia
Animalia
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Chordata
Chordata
Arthropoda
Class
Mammalia
Mammalia
Amphibia
Crustacea
Order
Primates
Carnivora
Anura
Brachiopoda
Family
Homonidae
Canidae
Ranidae
Anostraca
Genus
Homo
Canis
Rana
Artemia
species
sapien
Lupus
catesbeiana
Gracillus
12. In the classification chart, above, which organism is least related to the
others? Brine Shrimp- Artemia gracillus Two most closely related? Human and
Wolf from Mammalia
13. If you found an organism that had a nucleus, was multicellular, and was a
heterotroph/decomposer, to which kingdom would it belong? Fungi
1a. No nucleus……………………………………………………… Go to 2
1b. Nucleus…………………………………………………………… Go to 3
2a. Cell walls contain a compound called
peptidoglycan…………………………………………………. Eubacteria
2b. Cell walls do not contain the compound
peptidoglycan…………………………………………………. Archaebacteria
3a. Single celled…………………………………………………….. Protista
3b. Multicellular…………………………………………………….. Go to 4
4a. Autotroph (producer)………………………………………. Plantae
4b. Heterotroph (consumer)………………………………….. Go to 5
5a. Bread down and absorb rotting organisms……….. Fungi
5b. Eat other organisms………………………………………….. Animalia