Classifying Living Things
naming system used to name all living things
Organisms too small to see without magnification.
What is bacteria?
What causes Malaria?
Caused by parasitic protists that are transmitted through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes.
Mushrooms have threadlike bodies made of thin filaments.
What is hyphae?
Which group is larger: Domain or Species
Domain
How do bacteria help in recycling?
They use up the dead tissues for food.
Whip-like structures that help these single-celled organisms navigate through water.
What is flagellum?
What is an example of a symbiotic Fungal partnership?
Example: Lichen is an association between a fungus and a partner, such as a photosynthetic cyanobacterium or a green alga.
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What two names is the Scientific Name made out of? and what language is it in?
What is the Genus and Species name and it is in Latin.
A form of reproduction in single-celled organisms, where the parent cell grows in size then splits in half making 2 daughters cells identical to the parent cell.
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Which organisms cause a red tide when they produce an algal bloom?
What are dinoflagellates.
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Common diseases caused by fungi?
Athlete’s foot and ringworm are common skin diseases caused by fungi.
The yeast-like fungus Candida causes the infection candidiasis, known as thrush when it affects the mouth.
Why might you and a visitor from another country have different descriptions of a robin?
Sample answer: because that is the common name of a different bird in each country.
Fungus-like protists like to grow in what conditions?
What is moist and warm
How are fungi important to the environment?
Many fungi are important decomposers and recyclers of many important compounds, including carbon and many minerals.
What are the rules for writing the scientific name of an organism?
The first part of the name is the genus name and is always capitalized. The second part of the name is the species name and is not capitalized. A scientific name is always italicized or, if handwritten, underlined.
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Explain the difference between a heterotroph and an autotroph.
An autotroph is an organism that makes its own food using sunlight or chemical compounds.
Organisms that cannot make their own food must obtain energy from other sources. They are called heterotrophs, or consumers.
Why are fungi more like animals than plants?
Sample answer: Both animal and fungal bodies contain chemicals called sterols that act as biological messengers. Specifically, both animals and fungi contain lanosterol, which is not found in plants. Plants do not contain these chemicals.
Fungi must get their food from other sources and are considered to be heterotrophs, like animals. Like animals, fungi require oxygen and release carbon dioxide.