10/14  Why do scientists use binomial nomentclaure names instead of common names?

                It avoids confusion with the same organism having different common names OR different organisms havign the same common name.

10/13  (lay out materials)

 

10/9  (lay out materials)

 

10/8  How many choices are involved at each step in a dichotomous key?    2

 

10/7   no do now

 

10/6  Which kingdom is eukaryotic, mostly multicellular and heterotrophic?

                                   fungus

 

 

10/5   taxonomy:  the science of classifying living things

           What is the scientific name for humans?     Homo sapiens

 

 

10/2  Name 3 autotrophs.         rose, lettuce, maple tree

           Name 3 heterotrophs.     human, cat, mushroom

 

 

 

 

10/1 Which two belong to the same kingdom?

            mushroom          bird          green plant        shark

 

                        bird and shark

 

 9/30  prokaryotic: type of cell without a nucleus

           eukaryotic: type of cell with a nucleus

           unicellular: has one cell

 

9/29  Look over your list of living things.  How many groups would you divide them into?  Name the groups.

 

 

9/24 List the living things shown or mentioned in teh video "Life".

 

 

 9/23  What happens to a cell that has been infected by a virus?

           It begins to make new viruses until it is so full that it pops and releases the viruses.

 

9/22  Why aren't viruses considered to by alive?

         They do not carry out all the life processes and they are not made of cells.

 

 

 

9/21  Name as many diseases as you can that are caused by viruses.

                     swine flu, seasonal flu, mumps, measles, polio, AIDS hepatitis

 

 

 

9/18  virus: a non-living particle made of a string of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat

 

            pathogen:  disease causing organism or virus

 

 

 

9/17  Describe a stimulus that a turtle would respond to and its response:  (answers will vary)

                 stimulus: predator approaches

                 response:  turtle withdraws into shell

 

9/15   List the 6 characteristics of life

         1. Getting and using energy

         2. Getting rid of waste

         3.  Responding

         4. Growing and developing

         5. Reproduction

         6. Made of one or more cells