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Kingdoms
#1 List the 6 kingdoms of living things. Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals
#2 List the cold-blooded animals in the Animal Kingdom. Amphibians, Fish, Reptiles
#3 List the warm-blooded animals in the Animal Kingdom Birds, Mammals,
#4 What are the two categories that animals are divided into? Vertebrates and Invertebrates
#5 What category of animals includes the largest number of animal species? Invertebrates
Bacteria
#1 What are small, single-celled organisms called? bacteria
#2 How is a bacteria cell different from other organisms in other kingdoms? a bacteria cell does not have a nucleus
#3 How can bacteria be helpful? It helps digest your food.
#4 How can bacteria be harmful? It can cause disease.
#5 What is Earth's most common and numerous form of life? bacteria
Protists and Fungi
#1 What are the 3 types of protists? Animal-like, plant-like, fungus-like
#2 What are animal-like protists called? protozoa
#3 How do fungi get food? They absorb it from their environment.
#4 What are the cell walls of fungi made of? The same substance as the hard shells of insects.
#5 Name a fungus that you might have on a pizza. mushroom
Classification
#1 What is a tool used to identify organisms based on different pairs of characteristics dichotomous key
#2 How many kingdoms of bacteria are there? Two
#3 What is the highest level of biological classification? Kingdom
#4 What is the mnemonic device to help you remember the levels of the classification system? Dear King Phillip Just Came Over For Good Spaghetti
#5 Name the 8 levels of classification Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus Species
Plants and Animals
#1 What are two ways that plants transport water? nonvascular and vascular
#2 What type of plants absorb water like a sponge and need to close to water in order to get it? nonvascular plants
#3 What type of plants have tissues that act like tubes to transport water through the plant? vascular plants
#4 How do animals get their food? They get it by consuming other organisms.
#5 If an animal's body temperature is dependent on the temperature outside their body it is what type? cold-blooded
Final Question
What is the binomial name for human beings? Homo Sapiens