1. CLASSIFICATION REVIEW 2

2. Any characteristic of an organism that makes it better able to survive in its environment.
ADAPTATION

3. The science of classifying and naming organisms.
TAXONOMY

4. A key containing a detailed list of traits used to identify a specific organism.
DICHOTOMOUS
KEY

5. An organism made up of a single cell.
UNICELLULAR

6. An organism made up of two or more cells.
MULTICELLULAR

7. A type of reproduction in which a new organism is produced from one parent.
ASEXUAL

8. Inherited characteristics that may help an organism to survive.
TRAITS / HEREDITY

9. The group in our classification system with the most members.
DOMAIN / KINGDOM

10. The group in our classification system with the most similar organisms.
SPECIES

11. The kingdom with the most complex organisms on earth.
ANIMALS

12. Trees and flowers belong in this kingdom.
PLANT

13. Mushrooms belong in this kingdom.
FUNGI

14. The basic unit of structure and function for all living things.
CELLS

15. All the changes undergone by living things as they grow.
DEVELOPMENT

16. The regulation of life-maintaining conditions inside an organism despite changes in its environment.
HOMEOSTASIS

17. The length of time an organism is expected to live.
LIFE SPAN

18. A living thing that exhibits all the characteristics necessary for life.
ORGANISM

19. The reaction of an organism to a stimulus.
RESPONSE

20. Anything an organism responds to, such as, sound, light, heat, vibration, odor, hunger, and so on.
STIMULUS

21. To group ideas, information, or objects, based on their similarities.
CLASSIFY

22. A group of one or more species with similar characteristics.
GENUS

23. The highest and largest of the taxonomic categories, including all other categories.
DOMAIN / KINGDOM

24. The evolutionary history of an organism.
PHYLOGENY

25. The second highest taxonomic category in the animal kingdom.
PHYLUM

26. A group of organisms whose members successfully reproduce among themselves.
SPECIES

27. The great variety of plants, animals, and other organisms on Earth.
DIVERSITY

28. Morphology PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Observable traits of an organism that scientists use to classify them into groups.
Morphology PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

29. Are organisms in the plant and animal kingdom unicellular or multicellular?

30. Are organisms in the bacteria kingdom(s) unicellular or multicellular?

31. (SLIME MOLDS/ALGAE ARE MULTICELLULAR)
Are organisms in the protist kingdom mostly unicellular or multicellular?
MOSTLY
UNICELLULAR
(SLIME MOLDS/ALGAE ARE MULTICELLULAR)

32. (YEAST ARE UNICELLULAR)
Are organisms in the fungi kingdom unicellular or mostly multicellular?
MOSTLY
MULTICELLULAR
(YEAST ARE UNICELLULAR)

33. Organisms in this kingdom do not provide their own means of locomotion (cannot see them physically move).
PLANT

34. How do organisms in the fungi kingdom obtain nutrients?
ABSORBING
(DECOMPOSITION)

35. How do plants make food?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS

36. Sponges, reptiles, birds, and fish belong to which kingdom?
ANIMAL

37. Bacteria that can live in extreme conditions are part of this kingdom.
ARCHAEBACTERIA

38. Mosses, ferns, and flowering plants are in this kingdom.

39. The scientist who developed binomial nomenclature.
CAROLUS LINNAEUS

40. Organisms in this kingdom are believed to be the original ancestors of plants and animals.
PROTIST

41. What is another name for “true bacteria”?
EUBACTERIA

42. Can you list the characteristics of living things?
CELLS & DNA
REPRODUCE
GROW & DEVELOP
USE AND EXCRETE ENERGY
RESPOND/ADAPT

43. Remember . . . classification is always changing and so will your grade after this quiz!
GOOD LUCK!!