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trait |
a characteristic of a living thing |
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kingdom |
the larges group into which an organism can be classsified |
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How are living things classified? |
Living things are classified based upon shared characteristics |
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How do scientist study & classifiy organisms? |
physical traits (such as body form), how an organism obtians food, how or if it moves, and they look at its cells. |
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Define a cell |
a cell is the smallest unit of living matter |
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What is a nucleus? |
The nucleus controls all the cell's activities. |
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Most plant cells have chloroplasts to help them make ______________. |
food |
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Scientist divide living things into ______________. |
six kingdoms |
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Plants & animals have their own _____________. |
kingdoms |
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How many kingdoms exist for organisms with one cell nad no nucleus? |
Two kingdoms |
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How are organism grouped within a kingdom? |
Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species |
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How are the groupings listed? |
From largest to smallest with fewer & fewer members. |
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The smaller the group , the _________________ the organisms in it are to each other. |
more similar |
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Describes microorganisms |
tiny organisms that are living things and are too small to be seen with just your eyes. Many are made of one cell |
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One cell organisms are called? |
single-celled organisms |
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What kind of traits do Fungi have? |
They are microorganisms & have both plant & animal traits. |
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How are Fungi similar to plants? |
They have a cell wall |
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How are fungi similar to animals? |
Fungi cells do not have chloroplasts and can not make their own food |
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Yeast is a fungus that is commonly used to make what popular food? |
Bread |
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How many cells does Yeast Fungi have? |
it has only one cell with a cell nucleus |
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What kind of organisms are small organisms; made of one cell; and they lack a nucleus |
Archea & Bacteria |
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What kind of organism are made of o ne cell and have a nucleus? |
Protists |
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How do fungi differ from archea, bacteria, and protisits? |
Some fungi are made up of more than one cell and have a cell wall. Fungi are larger than archea & bacteria |
