Question | Answer |
Life Classification System | Criteria to distinguish between life and non-life. |
Five Kingdom System | Classifies living organisms in biology. |
Study of Life | Biology |
Kingdom Monera | Group of microscopic organisms, the simplest form of life, made of prokaryotic cells. |
What Kingdom is bacteria an example of? | Kingdom Monera |
Kingdom Protista | Group similar to Monera, but are made of eukaryotic cells and are much larger. A few of them make their own food, but not all. |
Kingdom Fungi | Group where most of the organisms feed on dead organisms. |
Pathogen | An organism that causes disease. |
Kingdom Plantae | Group that contains organisms that make their own food (plants). |
Dehydrated food | When almost all water has been removed and the item can be stored for a long time. |
How did people store food before refrigeration? | They salted it to reduce bacterial growth. |
Are all bacteria pathogenic? | No, the bacteria that live inside your body can help you. |
Example of good bacteria: | Intestine dwelling bacteria, like vitamin K, help you digest your food. |
How can bacteria help make cheese? | Bacteria starter is added to milk and it produces lactic acid. It separates the curds and we use curds to make cheese. |
How can bacteria help the earth? | Decomposes dead organisms. |
Plants make their own food through this process. | Photosynthesis |
Protista is split into these groups: | Protozoa and Algae |
What Protista group is the most single-celled and tend to behave like little animals? | Protozoa |
What Protista group is like plants? | Algae |
Where do Protista live? | Freshwater |
Decomposer | Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms. |
Mycelium | the actual fungus |
Shelf fungi | Fungi that grows on dead or dying trees. |
Mold | General term used for different fungi that grows on food. |
Vegetative reproduction | The process by which one part of a plant can form new roots and develop into a complete plant. |
Stems | Help transport the nutrients and water to the leaves of a plant. |
Roots | Absorbs water and nutrients from the soil. |
Cell Wall | Surrounds the outside membrane of a plant. |
Central Vacuole | Organelle in a plant that fills with water. |
What could cause a flower to wilt? | It may be unable to absorb enough water to keep its turgor pressure up. |
Most of a plant's photosynthesis takes place in its leaves. Where does the rest of the photosynthesis take place? | In the stems. |
What would happen to a plant cell if it did not have a cell wall?
Your Answer: | It would explode. |
If an organism is not a single-celled prokaryotic cell, not a single-celled eukaryotic cell, not a form of algae, not a fungus, and not a plant, it is an animal and belongs in .... | Kingdom Animalia |
Cyclops | Microscopic animal with one eye. |
Members of kingdoms Monera and Plantae can be classified based only on .... | their cells. |