Vocab
Plantlike protists
alga
What is the smallest level of the classifications groupings?
Species
How do animals eat?
They hunt/find their food
Another word for moneran is?
Bacterium.
What color is Santa Clause's beard?
white
Animal like protists
Protozoan
True or false. Rocks and tree bark are classified as plants.
False.
What kind of scientist studies the behaviors of plants and animals?
Biologists
Bacteria can create many things. Name some!
Yogurt, cheese and vaccines
What is the name of the spinning toy that is played with on Hanukkah?
A Dreidel
Tiny organism that has DNA but no true nucleus
Moneran
What is the largest level of the classifications groupings?
Kingdom
True or false. Plants & animals are multicelled organisms.
True
Three examples of fungi
mold, mushrooms and yeast
How many reindeer does Santa Clause have?
9
Tiny one celled organism that is neither plant nor animal but may have characteristics of both
Protists
Why do scientist classify living things?
To organize things and make things easier to understand
How do plants eat?
Photosynthesis (sun gives them energy to make food)
How do fungi eat?
Breakdown dead matter using digestive enzymes
Who is the evil version of Santa in German folk lore?
Krampus
Organisms that gets food by breaking down dead matter & absoring useful elements from it
Fungi / Fungus
What language are the classifications written in
latin
What is the difference between a lion and an eagle
Mammal/Bird
Fur/Feathers
Four legs/Two legs
Wings/no wings
Protists can only be seen how?
Using a microscope
Who is the old man that is visited by three ghosts in Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" ?
Ebeneezer Scrooge