Vocabulary
Bacteria, Protists, and Viruses
Taxonomy
Vertebrate vs Invertebrate
Plants & Fungi
200

A unicellular organism that has cell walls but lacks a nucleus; can cause disease; found in human digestive systems.

Virus 

200

Archaea are descended from the __________ living organisms on Earth.

Oldest

200

A kingdom with organisms that make their own food and contain cell walls

Plant Kingdom 

200

Plants and animals are the only kingdoms that include only _________ organisms.

A. unicellular

B. multicellular

B. Multicellular

200

All plants are:

A. Multicellular

B. Unicellular

A. Multicellular

300

.  A unicellular organism that has cell walls, but no nucleus; found in the digestive system of cows.

Archaea 

300

A very small, unicellular organism that infects cells and causes infections.

1. Bacteria


300

List the taxonomic ranks most specific to most broad 

1. species 

2. Genus

3. Family 

Order

Class

Phylum 

Kingdom

Domain 

300

Invertebrate phyla include mollusks, echinoderms, and arthropods. Name 2 types of mollusks.

1. Clams

2. Snails

300

What are two common uses for fungi by humans?

1. Yeast is used to make bread rise

2. Fungi can be used in medicines called antibiotics

400

The third largest group of invertebrates

Worms 

400

Explain how a virus takes over a cell and reproduces.

1. Virus attaches itself to a cell

2. Virus takes control of cell's activities

3. Virus instructs cell to create more viruses

4. Cell bursts open and spreads viruses to invade other cells

400

 A kingdom with organisms that cannot make their own food; must obtain food from dead or decaying organisms.

Fungi Kingdom 

400

Mammals are the most familiar vertebrate group. Name 4 animals that belong to that group.

1. Dogs

2. Horses

3. Kangaroos

4. Humans

400

True or False: Fungi can live in almost any bright, dry place such as in a window.

False; fungi can live in almost any DARK and WET place such as a basement.

500

A member of the invertebrate group; includes spiders and crabs.

Arthropods 

500

Name 2 differences between bacteria and protists.

1. Protists are much larger than bacteria

2. The cells of protists have a central nucleus.

500

More specific than order but more broad than genus

Family

500

What are two examples of vertebrates?

Answers may vary 

500

Fungi differ from plants in the way they obtain energy. What is this difference?

Plants can make their own food. Fungi must get food from other organisms.

600

Does not contain tubes or vessels

Nonvascular  plant 

600

True or False: All bacteria is harmful.

False; some bacteria can just live with you and produce no harmful effects.

600

The narrowest group an organism can be classified into.

Species

600

The __________ are the largest invertebrate phylum.

Arthropods

600

Organisms from only 2 kingdoms always have cell walls. What are they? Hint: Title 

Plants and Fungi