Variety Of Different Organisms

Question 1

Name the 5 kingdoms of life

Answer 1

Animals
Plants
Protoctists
Fungi
Bacteria

Question 2

Which of the 5 kingdoms are eukaryotes

Answer 2

Animals
Plants
Fungi
Protoctists

Question 3

Which of the 5 kingdoms are prokaryotes

Answer 3

Bacteria

Question 4

Why are viruses not classified in one of the kingdoms

Answer 4

Viruses are not living things as they don’t follow all 7 life processes (MRS GREN)

Question 5

Do prokaryotic cells or eukaryotic cells not have a nucleus

Answer 5

Prokaryotic cells do not contains a nucleus

Question 6

Where do prokaryotes store dna

Answer 6

In the nucleoid which is found in the cells cytoplasm

Question 7

Name 3 characteristics of a eukaryotic cell

Answer 7

• eukaryotic DNA is found within the nucleus
• organelles are bound by membranes
• they can be unicellular or multicellular

Question 8

Name 3 characteristics of a prokaryotic cell

Answer 8

• they don’t have a nucleus, their DNA is found in the nucleoid in the cytoplasm
• they are unicellular
• no membrane bound organelles
• much smaller than eukaryotes

Question 9

What is a heterotroph

Answer 9

An organism that eats other plants or animals

Question 10

What is an example of a heterotroph

Answer 10

Animals

Question 11

Through what process do animals produce energy

Answer 11

Through respiration

Question 12

In which organelle does respiration primarily occur

Answer 12

Respiration occurs in the mitochondria

Question 13

What is the equation for atp production

Answer 13

GLUCOSE + OXYGEN —> CARBON + WATER + ENERGY

Question 14

Where do excess glucose in the body of an animal get stored

Answer 14

Glycogen

Question 15

What is glycogen also known as

Answer 15

Animal starch

Question 16

Which 2 categories are animals classified into

Answer 16

Vertebrate
Invertebrate

Question 17

Are plants eukaryotic or prokaryotic

Answer 17

Eukaryotic

Question 18

What is an autotroph

Answer 18

an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals

Question 19

What is an example of an autotroph

Answer 19

Plants

Question 20

Through what process do plants create energy molecules

Answer 20

Photosynthesis

Question 21

Plants are surrounded by ___

Answer 21

Cell walls

Question 22

What are cell walls made out of

Answer 22

Cellulose

Question 23

What do fungi store their excess sugars as

Answer 23

Glycogen

Question 24

What is a saprotroph

Answer 24

a type of decomposer that feeds exclusively on dead and decaying plant matter

Question 25

Which kingdom contains chitin in their cell wall

Answer 25

Fungi

Question 26

What is cellulose replaced with in the fungi’s cell wall?

Answer 26

Chitin

Question 27

Which type of saccharide is chitin composed of

Answer 27

Chitin is a polysaccharide

Question 28

Give an example of a saprotrophic kingdom

Answer 28

Fungi

Question 29

What do fungi store carbohydrates as?

Answer 29

Glycogen

Question 30

What is mycelium

Answer 30

Many branching filaments (hyphae) together to make up the mycelium of a fungus

Question 31

How is mould created

Answer 31

When a spore lands on food, a hypha grows out of it which can form mould

Question 32

What is also known as the “dustbin kingdom”

Answer 32

Protoctists (protists)

Question 33

Why are protoctists known as the dustbin kingdom

Answer 33

because they are a mixed group of organisms that do not belong into the other kingdoms.

Question 34

Name a protist that resembles the animal cell

Answer 34

Amoeba

Question 35

Name a protist that resembles the plant cell

Answer 35

Euglena

Question 36

Do bacteria have chloroplasts

Answer 36

No

Question 37

Name the 3 types of shapes of bacteria

Answer 37

Sphere, rod, spiral

Question 38

What is the extra layer some bacteria have called

Answer 38

Capsule

Question 39

Do bacteria cells have a nucleus

Answer 39

No

Question 40

Where is genetic material stored in the bacteria cell?

Answer 40

Loose in the cytoplasm

Question 41

What feature allows some bacteria to swim

Answer 41

Flagellium

Question 42

What is the role of a plasmid in the bacteria cell

Answer 42

Rings of DNA that carries bacterium’s genes

Question 43

What is a decomposer

Answer 43

A decomposer is any organism that breaks down or eats decaying material for its energy source.

Question 44

What is a parasite

Answer 44

An organism that depends on other organisms to grow and reproduce

Question 45

What is a pathogen

Answer 45

A virus is a pathogen that causes harm to other organisms when they use their cells to reproduce

Question 46

Give me 3 examples of viruses

Answer 46

HIV, Influenza, herpes, Ebola virus, hepatitis B

Question 47

What is genetic material surrounded by in a virus cell

Answer 47

A protein coat

Question 48

What r the 2 types of genetic material

Answer 48

DNA RNA

Question 49

Describe the process of how a virus can kill the host cell (5 steps)

Answer 49

1) virus enters the host cell 2) it releases genetic content in the nucleus of the cell 3) viral proteins are created in the cell 4) viral particles are released into outer environment 5) after many particles are made, the host cell dies

Question 50

What harm does HIV do to our body

Answer 50

HIV attacks the cells that help our body fight infection

Question 51

What’s the difference between HIV and AIDS

Answer 51

HIV is a virus, AIDS is a disease that occurs when HIV remains untreated

Question 52

Name a virus that occurs in plants

Answer 52

Tobacco mosaic virus

Question 53

What do plants store glucose as?

Answer 53

Starch

Question 54

Do plants have a permeable or impermeable vacuole and why

Answer 54

Plants have a permeable vacuole to be able to store water

Question 55

What are 2 things that not all bacteria cells have

Answer 55

Flagellum Cell capsule

Question 56

How do viruses reproduce

Answer 56

By hijacking the reproductive mechanisms of a host cell

Question 57

Give 2 examples of viruses that can affect both animal cells and plant cells

Answer 57

HIV Tobacco mosaic virus