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Genetic Variation

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What criteria are used to categorize organisms into the six kingdoms? Whether they are single‑ or multi‑cellular Whether they are prokaryotic or eukaryotic Their environmental requirements How they move (or if they do not) Where their energy comes from .
What are producers, decomposers, and consumers? Producers: Plants; produce energy via photosynthesis Decomposers: Fungi; feed on dead organisms Consumers: Animals; feed on plants and/or animals
What are the characteristics of prokaryotes? Simple cell structure No membrane‑bound organelles DNA in the cytoplasm Have ribosomes and a cell wall
What are the characteristics of eukaryotes? More complex cellular structure Contain membrane‑bound organelles
What are the six kingdoms of classification? Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals
Describe Archaebacteria. Prokaryotic, unicellular, first cells on Earth, survive extreme conditions.
Describe Eubacteria. Prokaryotic, unicellular (may cluster), mostly harmless/helpful, some cause disease.
Describe Protists. Eukaryotic, mostly multicellular, may have fungus‑like, plant‑like, or animal‑like traits; move using flagella or cilia.
Describe Fungi. Eukaryotic, mostly multicellular, non‑photosynthetic, decomposers, can be beneficial or poisonous.
Describe Plants. Multicellular, eukaryotic, photosynthetic, live on land and water.
Describe Animals. Multicellular, eukaryotic, non‑photosynthetic, live on land or water, have locomotion.
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