Protists and Fungi
All of the following are fungi EXCEPT:
Algae, mushrooms, mold, yeast
Algae
Animals without a backbone
What plants are considered to be the first land plants?
ferns, mosses, evergreens, algae
ferns
What is the broadest level of the classification system?
Kingdom
How do viruses reproduce?
By taking over machinery inside a host cell
All of the following are protists EXCEPT:
paramecium, algae, fungi, amoeba
fungi
True or False
Invertebrates make up 5% of all animals.
False, 95%
What structure do plants and algae have in common?
phloem, xylem, chloroplasts or stems
chloroplasts
Place the following in order...
Class, kingdom, order, phylum, species, family, genus
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What DNA CENTRAL CELL COMPONENT that is found in plants and animals is ABSENT in bacterial cells?
nucleus
Which type of organism are fungi? (Choose two)
Herbivore, consumer, decomposer, producer
Decomposer and consumer
True or False
Animal cells have cell membranes instead of cell walls.
True
Describe the seed of an angiosperm.
Fruit encloses seeds. Seeds are protected.
Which of the following are characteristics of organisms in the animal kingdom?
1. multi-cellular
2. cells have a cell wall
3. cells contain chlorophyll
4. consumers
multi-cellular, consumers
Name two ways in which bacteria are beneficial.
Answers will vary but may include: help to clean up toxic waste, help with human digestion, help with fermenting foods, help develop antibiotics
These photosynthetic organisms can live in extreme environments, sometimes harnessing energy from chemicals, and are among some of the oldest organisms on Earth.
protists, cyanobacteria, diatoms, algae
cyanobacteria
This type of fungi is used to make bread. It converts sugar into carbon dioxide.
Yeast
Describe the seed of a gymnosperm.
Exposed seed, gymnosperm means, "naked seed", many seeds mature in cones
Name three ways in which living things can be classified.
Answers will vary but may include: how it reproduces, scales or feathers, number of appendages, breathes oxygen, etc.
Which of these are characteristics of viruses? (Choose all that apply.)
1. are single-celled
2. are decomposers
3. cannot reproduce without a host
4. not living organisms
Cannot reproduce without a host, not living organisms
What type of protist produce 1/3 or 33% of the Earth's oxygen?
Algae
What kingdom do humans belong to?
Animalia
Which of these are characteristics of bryophytes? (Select all that apply.)
can survive without water for long periods
lack leaves and stems
grow to be relatively tall
contain chlorophyll
lack leaves and stems and contain chlorophyll
Think mosses!
Which kingdom has the largest number of species?
Animalia
Compare bacteria with viruses.
Bacteria are single-celled organisms that can reproduce without a host cell. Viruses are much smaller than bacteria, do not contain cells and require a host cell to reproduce. Both can cause diseases in other living things.