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AGS BIO ch. 2
organizing living things
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are living things made of? | cells |
| What do living things do? | carry out the basic life activities |
| What is a property? | a quality that describes an object |
| What is an organism? | a living thing that can carry out all the basic life activities |
| Name the five kingdoms. | plants; animals; protists; fungi; monera |
| What is biology? | the study of living things |
| What is taxonomy? | the science of classifying organisms based on the features they share |
| Name 3 ways protists can move. | flagellum, cilia, or pseudopod |
| Name a plant-like protist. | algae |
| Name an animal like protist. | amoeba OR euglena |
| What does "monera" mean? | alone |
| What organisms are in the Kingdom Monera? | bacteria |
| How many cells does a bacterium have? | one |
| Is mold considered a fungus? | yes |
| What is a parasite? | an organism that absorbs food from a living organism and harms it |
| What does decompose mean? | to break down into simpler substances |
| How does a taxonomist group living things? | according to how they are similar (the same) |
| What is a microorganism? | an organism too small to be seen without a microscope |
| What is the difference between living and non-living things? | Living things carry out basic life activities; non-living things do not. |
| Does a PLANT-LIKE protist make its own food? | yes |
| Can fungi harm people and animals? | yes |
| Why are bacteria not classified as protists? | bacteria do not have organelles in their cells |
| Unlike non-living things, living things... | can grow |