Question | Answer |
What does micro mean? | small |
What does organism mean? | living things |
What are kingdoms? | Scientists divide all living things into groups. They are large groups that have similar characteristics. |
How many kingdoms are there? | 6 |
Name the kingdoms | Animal, plant, fungi, protist, arcaea, bacteria |
List examples that you would find in the fungi kingdom? | Mushroom, yeast, mold |
Which kingdoms are made of mostly microscopic organisms and are mostly single-celled? | protist, arcaea. bacteria |
Describe bacteria | -Simplest form of life
- One-cell with no nucleus
-Are producers, consumers. and decomposers |
How can bacteria be helpful? | Breakdown dead organisms, breakdown waste materials, clean up oil spills, and convert nitrogen |
How can bacteria be harmful? | Cause diseases in humans, plants and animals. |
Describe protists | Cells with nucleus, most diverse. plantlike (plankton), animal-like (protozoa), fungus like (slime mold), and are producers. consumers, and decomposers |
Which kingdoms do not have a nucleus? | Bacteria and Archaea |
What does a cilia do? | It helps the protist move and eat |