Can live deep in the ocean near geothermal vents called black smokers
They carry out chemosynthesis
Kingdom EUbacteria
Cell type - Prokaryotic
Cellular organization - Unicellular
Mode of nutrition - Autotrophic or Heterotrophic
Reproduction - Sexual and asexual
Habitat - All aquatic
Kingdom fungi
Cell type - Most multicellular
Cellular organization - Most multicellular
Mode of nutrition - Heterotrophic(Decomposers)
Reproduction - Sexual and asexual
Habitat - Terrestrial
Kingdom Plantae
Cell type - Eukaryotic
Cellular organization - Multicellular
Mode of nutrition - Autotrophic
Reproduction - Mostly sexual
Cell wall - cell walls contain cellulose
Habitat - Aquatic and terrestrial
Kingdom animalia
Cell type - Eukaryotic
Cellular organization - Multicellular
Mode of nutrition - Heterotrophic
Reproduction - Mostly sexual
Cell wall - None
Habitat - Aquatic and terrestrial
Little to no variety
Species with _____ have a more difficult time adapting to new environments, and are thus more likely to become extinct than those species with greater variety among individuals
Sexual reproduction and mutations
Variations exist primarily as a result of _____
Gradualism
The idea that says evolutionary changes occur slowly
Punctuated equilibrium
Evolution happens in "quick" bursts
Geographic isolation
Creation of new species usually requires _____
Fossil record and radioactive dating
Creation of new species usually requires
Classification
Organisms are classified based on their evolutionary relationship
Kingdom
Large group of related organisms
Species
Able to successfully reproduce amongst its members
Diversity
A word that means "different kinds"
Linnaeus
Who made the system of classification of grouping organisms?
Structure
Classification is based on _____
Species
The smallest group of organisms that can interbreed
Binomial nomenclature
The term for a scientific name made up of two Latin names
Capital letter
An organisms name always begins with a _____
Kingdom
Includes the greatest number of organisms
Taxonomy
The science of naming and classifying organisms
Binomial Nomenclature
A two-name naming system
Taxonomist
Scientists that group and identify organisms
Prokaryotes
An organism that does not have membrane bound organelles is called ____
Paleontologist
A scientist who uses fossils to reconstruct the history of life millions of years before humans existed
Branching key
A tool used to organize the relationships between organisms based on similarities and differences
Dichotomous key
A special guide developed by taxonomists to aid in identifying unknown organism by answering a series of yes and no questions
Virus
What is not a kingdom of living things?
Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia