Which statement is true about all protists?
A. All protists make their own food.
B. Some protists are used to bake bread.
C. Protists contain many cells.
D. All protists have a nucleus.
D. All protists have a nucleus.
100
Describe the traits of the organisms found in the animal kingdom.
All members of the animal kingdom move, do not make their own food, and have many cells.
100
Bacteria are
the smallest and simplest one-celled organisms.
100
Scientists have not yet named _____ of the organisms on Earth.
all
200
The scientific name for a common housecat is Felis catus. The word Felis refers to the animal's
A. genus
B. kingdom
C. phylum
D. species
A. genus
200
Describe why fungi are grouped in the own kingdom. How are they like plants? How are the unlike plants?
Scientists once thought fungi were a kind of plant. Then they discovered that fungi do not make their own food. Therefore, fungi are classified in a separate kingdom from plants.
200
Protists are
a kingdom of one-celled organisms with some memebers that make their own food and some that do not make their own food.
200
Is order more or less specific than family when classifying organisms?
less specific
300
Which of the following refers to all three of these things: bacteria. fungi, protists.
A. Animal kingdom
B. Ancient bacteria
C. Microorganisms
D. Diseases
C. Microorganisms
300
Starting with Kingdom, smaller groups of classification include:
Phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
300
Classification is
the system used for identifying organisms.
300
Which kingdoms have animals that can make their own food?
Ancient bacteria, bacteria, protists, and animals.
400
A wolf and a dog belong to the same genus, but to different
A. phyla
B. species
C. families
D. classes
B. species
400
Kingdoms that include organisms made up of one cell are:
bacteria, protists, and fungi.
400
Organisms in the same kingdom are _________ to one another and _________ from organisms in other kingdoms.
similar, different
400
How are plants different from animals?
Plants make their own food but cannot move from place to place. Animals can move from place to place and get their food from other organisms.
500
Traits are used to sort organisms into smaller _________.
groups
500
Diseases are
the harmful effects of some microorganisms.
500
One-celled organisms are called
microorganisms
500
Why do scientists name animals?
So that they can classify them and identify them more easily.