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Bio Classification
Unit 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Explain the two parts of microorganism | Micro: Small Organism: Living things |
| What are kingdoms? | Scientists divide all living things into groups; large groups sharing similar characteristics. (Cell structure, reproduction, energy, etc.) |
| Name the kingdoms. | Animal Plant Fungi Protist Archaea Bacteria |
| What would you find in the fungi kingdom? (Decomposers) | Mushroom Yeast Mold |
| Which kingdoms are made of mostly microscopic organisms and are mostly single-celled? | Protist Archaea Bacteria |
| Describe bacteria. | Simplest thing alive; one cell; no nucleus; producers; consumers; decomposers |
| How can bacteria be helpful? | Breaks down dead things; break down waste; clean up oil spills; convert nitrogen |
| How can bacteria be harmful? | Cause diseases in plants, animals, and humans |
| Describe protists. | Cells with nucleus; most diverse; producers; plant like (plankton); animal like (protozoa); fungus like; consumers; decomposers |
| Which kingdoms do not have protists? | Bacteria Archaea |
| How do you know that a protist is a protist? | Single-celled with nucleus Can eat by moving with cilia |
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