Classifying Organisms | Identify the Kingdom | Bacteria | Bacteria Continued | A Little More Bacteria and Trivia |
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Who is Aristotle?
The first scientist to propose a simple classification system. (He was Greek)
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What is the Plant Kingdom?
Multicellular eukaryotes with cell walls. All are autotrophs.
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Who is Anton von Leeuenhoek?
The scientist who improved the microscope and first observed bacteria (he called them "animalcules.")
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What are pathogenic bacteria?
Bacteria that cause disease.
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What is serendipity?
An accidental discovery - the way in which penicillin was discovered.
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Who is Carolus Linnaeus?
The Swedish scientist, known as The Father of Taxonomy, who proposed the current classification system.
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What is the Animal Kingdom
Multicellular, eukaryotes. All are heterotrophs and all can move at some point in their lives.
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What is true?
True or False. All bacteria are unicellular.
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What are decomposers?
Heterotrophic Eubacteria that break down dead organisms.
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Who are the scientists who found a way to process penicillin so that it could be prescribed as a medicine?
Ernst Chain and Howard Florey
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What is the genus?
The first word in a scientific name.
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What are Archaebacteria?
Unicellular, prokaryotes - live in extreme conditions.
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What is a nuclear membrane? (Accept nucleus)
Bacteria are prokaryotes. The cellular structure that prokaryotes are missing.
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What is an antibiotic?
A substance that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.
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What is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species?
The 7 levels of the classification system in order.
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What is the species?
The second word in a scientific name.
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What are Fungi?
All are multicellular, except yeast.
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What are cocci (spherical), rods, and spiral?
The three shape of bacteria.
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Who is Alexander Fleming?
The scientist who discovered the first antibiotic.
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What is 1928?
The year penicillin was discovered (within 5 years)
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What is capitalize the genus name and leave the species name in lower case?
Capitalization rule for a scientific name.
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What are Protists?
The "Catch All" Kingdom - most are unicellular - all live in water.
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What is hot springs, desert, volcanoes.....(accept any extreme environment)?
An example of a place where Archaebacteria live.
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What is penicillin?
The first antibiotic.
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What is 1945?
The year penicillin became available to the public as medicine (within 5 years).
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