QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED A+
◉ Organs: Answer: Collections of tissues grouped together based on
a common function.
◉ Organ Systems: Answer: Consists of functionally related organs.
◉ Organisms: Answer: Individual living entities.
◉ Populations: Answer: All the individuals of a species living within
a specific area.
◉ Communities: Answer: The set of populations inhabiting a
particular area.
◉ Ecosystems: Answer: Consists of all the living things and abiotic
(non-living) things in a particular area.
◉ Biosphere: Answer: The collection of all ecosystems and it
represents the zones of life on Earth, includes land, water, and
portions of the atmosphere.
,◉ Understand the binomial naming system and how humans are
categorized in it: Answer: Consist of the genus name (always
capitalized) and the species name (lower-case). The genus and
species are italicized when typed and underlined when written.
Humans- Homo sapiens (italicized).
◉ Know the three domains, the kingdoms in each, and which one
humans are in: Answer: 1) Domain Archaea:
-Kingdom Archaea
2) Domain Bacteria:
-Kingdom Bacteria
3) Domain Eukarya:
-Kingdom Animalia
-Kingdom Plantae
-Kingdom Fungi
-All Protista
◉ Which domain are humans in? Answer: Domain Eukarya
,◉ Know the categories of taxonomic hierarchy from domain to
species: Answer: -Domain
-Kingdom
-Phylum
-Class
-Order
-Family
-Genus
-Species
◉ Know the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes and
which domains are in each: Answer: Prokaryotes are single-celled
organisms that do not have a membrane-bound nucleus or
organelles surrounded by a membrane.
Eukaryotes are organisms with cells that have both a membrane-
bound nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
◉ Prokaryotic Domains: Answer: -Bacteria
-Archaea
◉ Eukaryotic Domains: Answer: -Eukarya
, ◉ Autotrophs (producers): Answer: Organisms that produce their
own food for energy. Includes plants, as well as some bacteria and
protists.
◉ Heterotrophs (consumers): Answer: Organisms that consume
other organisms to obtain their energy. Includes animals, as well as
some bacteria.
◉ Decomposers: Answer: Organisms that obtain their energy by
consuming and breaking down dead organisms. Includes fungi and
bacteria.
◉ Know what a phylogenetic tree is, and where humans are on it.
Answer: A phylogenetic tree is a diagram showing the evolutionary
relationship among biological species based on similarities and
differences in genetic or physical traits or both.
Humans are to the right in the eukarya domain in the animal
category.
◉ Matter: Answer: Anything that has a mass and takes up space.
◉ Mass: Answer: The amount of matter that something contains.