What are the characteristics of the Kingdom Animalia? Provide an example.
They have eukaryotic cells, multi-cellular, and they are consumers.
EX: Humans, Worms, Beetles, Fish .
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How do scientists write an organism's scientific name? Why?
It includes the genus and species.
So scientists can use the same name for an organism.
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What are the characteristics of the Kingdom Plantae? Provide an example.
They have eukaryotic cells, are multi-cellular, and produce their own food through photosynthesis.
Ex: Mosses, Ferns, Trees
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Organisms that belong to the same species are able to do what?
*Produce offspring together
*They share similar characteristics
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What are the characteristics of the Achaebacteria and Eubacteria Kingdom?
Prokaryotic cells (No Nucleus)
Single-celled
Bacteria
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What is the scientific name given to humans?
Home Sapiens
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What is taxonomy?
The process of classifying and identifying living things.
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What are the characteristics of the Kingdom Fungi? Provide an example.
-Prokaryotic Cells
-They are consumers
-They get their energy by breaking down other organisms
Examples: Mushrooms, Mold, Yeasts
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What is a prokaryotic cell?
A cell with no nucleus, it is a simple cell
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What is a dichotomous key?
It is a tool that helps you to identify a plant, animal, or rock.
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Why do organisms in the Kingdom Animalia depend on organisms in the Kingdom Plantae for survival?
Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are consumers and cannot make their own food. They depend on organisms from the Kingdom Plantae to provide them with food.
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Why are organisms classified?
They are classified in order to arrange living things by similar characteristics so that scientists may more easily study and understand the relationships between organisms.
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What is a eukaryotic cell?
A complex cell that has a nucleus
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What are the 3 questions scientists ask when classifying living things into one of the 6 kingdoms?
1. Does it have simple or complex cells?
2. Is it single-celled or multi-cellular?
3. Is it a producer or a consumer?
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What is the difference between Archaebacteria and Eubacteria?
*Archaebacteria is primitive bacteria
*Eubacteria is true bacteria