The 5 kingdoms
Monera
Protoctista: Protozoa
Protoctista: Algae
Fungi
100
What kingdoms can eukaryotic organisms belong to?
- Protoctista
- Fungi
- Plants
- Animals
100
What is the main difference between the organisms included in the Monera kingdom and those of the other 4 kingdoms?
They are prokaryotic
100
How are protozoa: unicellular, multicellular, or both?
Unicellular
100
All algae are multicellular and that is why we can see them with our eyes. True or false?
FALSE, they can also be unicellular.
100
Fungi are all multicellular. True or false?
False, they can also be unicellular, like yeast.
200
In which kingdom would you include this greenish organism and what is it called?
It is a MOLD and is included in the kingdom FUNGI
200
What is the name of the long appendage that many bacteria have to move around?
Flagellum
200
What is the name of the small appendages (like microscopic hairs) that some protozoa have?
Cilia
200
What organelle do algae cells have that protozoa do not?
Chloroplast
200
Fungi, like plants, carry out photosynthesis, which is why they grow in forests. True or false?
False, fungi are heterotrophic.
300
Which kingdoms include organisms that must all be, by definition, heterotrophic?
Fungi and animals
300
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What is the name of bacteria with the shape a)? And with the shape b)? And c)?
a) COCCUS
b) RODS
c) ESPIRAL
300
What are the names of those 2 arms that come out of some protozoa to ingest bacteria or move?
PSEUDOPODIA
300
Explain any benefit that ALGAE provides us.
There are many benefits that ALGAE can bring us, for example:
- Being photosynthetic organisms, they fill our seas and the Earth with oxygen.
-They are nutritious and serve as food in many cultures.
300
The structure that we see of multicellular fungi is only the fruiting body, that is, the reproductive apparatus that will spread the spores. True or false?
TRUE
400
Which kingdom can include unicellular or multicellular organisms and also includes both autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms?
PROTOCTISTA
400
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What is the group of autotrophic bacteria that can live in colonies and filled the early Earth with oxygen?
CYANOBACTERIA
400
Give an example of parasitic protozoa that can cause diseases in humans.
Plasmodium falciparum: MALARIA.
400
What type of algae appears in this delicious dish? What 2 other types of multicellular algae are there?
Green.
There are also red and brown algae.
400
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: Some fungi have __________, which are elongated cylindrical filaments. The set of many of these filaments is called _____________
- Hyphae.
- Mycelium
500
In which kingdom would you include a unicellular, eukaryotic, autotrophic organism?
Protoctista (algae)
500
How do bacteria generally reproduce?
Asexual reproduction (binary fission).
500
Not all protozoa are parasites, there are many that are beneficial. Explain any benefit that protozoa can provide us.
- They are part of PLANKTON, serving as food for many aquatic organisms on which humans in turn feed.
- They are important in WASTEWATER TREATMENT, as they feed on the decomposing bacteria present in these waters.
500
Algae can reproduce in different ways, both asexually and sexually. Explain 2 types of ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION in algae.
- Binary fission.
- Sporulation.
500
Fungi can reproduce in many different ways, but the yeasts in this image usually do so by a process called...
Gemmation