Characteristics of Life

What is a Dichotomous Key?

• Identifies characteristics of organisms that are evolutionary

• A tool created to help identify objects and organisms

• Where plants and animals are

• House Key

What contains a type of carbohydrate within the cell wall?

• Eukaryotes

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

True or False

Taxonomy is the science of classifying organisms.

• True

• False

What does the scientific name consist of?

• Domanin and Kingdom

• Phylum and Class

• Genus and Species

• Order and Family

What is not one of the 3 parts of a cladogram?

• Roots

• Clades

• Lines

• Roots

What is an example of a prokaryote?

• Ecoli

• Lettuce

• Algae

• Dog

What kind of conditions do prokaryotes live in?

• Tropical

• Harsh

• Desert

• Cold

When was the Linnaeus Classification System Developed?

• 1500s

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

True or False

Bacteria is multicellular.

• True

• False

True or False

Yeast and mold are examples of Fungi.

• True

• False