Identify the missing labels (in order from top to bottom) in the diagram.
group, order, species, class
order, species, class, family
species, order, group, family
class, order, family, species
The scientific name for the European white water lily is Nymphaea alba. What is the genus to which this plant belongs?
Nymphaea
alba
water lily
alba lily
Some members of the kingdom Protista
have flagella
are bacterial organisms
are mushrooms
have no nucleus
Members of the kingdom _________________ includes such organisms as the mold that grows on bread.
Fungi
Plantae
Protista
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Put a check next to the three organisms that would be classified in the Kingdom Protista.
Yeast
Halophile
Amoeba
Euglena
Slime mold
mushroom
Members of these Kingdoms are prokaryotic.
Put a check next to four characteristics of a fungus
mostly consist of multi cellular organisms (yeast is the exception)
prokaryotic
heterotrophic
cells have cell walls
cells have a nucleus
autotrophic
Members of these Kingdoms are eukaryotic.
These cells have membrane bound organelles.
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
both
These cells have a nucleus.
Protists are organized into which three big groups?
animal like, bacteria-like, fungus-like
plant- like, animal- like, protist-like
animal-like, plant-like, fungus-like
heterotroph, autotroph, unitroph
The cell wall of a fungal cell is made of
cellulose
chitin
chia seeds
Why are fungi important? Check all that apply
decomposition
medicines
photosynthesis - adds oxygen to the atmosphere
take excess carbon dioxide out of soil
as a food source
Fungi use spores to reproduce and can make spores sexually AND asexually.
Recent DNA-based studies show that fungi are more similar to animals than to plants
The kingdom Protista is the most diverse in the domain Eukarya.
If an organism is capable of photosynthesis, it belongs to the plant kingdom.
Which of the following is a shared characteristic of ALL protists?
Heterotrophic
Multicellular
Live in dry environments
Eukaryotic
An example of a fungus-like protist is
Paramecium
Which of the following pair are animal-like protists?
algae and diatoms
mushroom and downy mildew
slime mold and euglena
Amoeba and paramecium
What characteristic do all plant-like protists share?
Parasitic
Autotrophic
Eyespots
Prokaryotic
In the process of ____________, nutrients build up in ponds and lakes causing an increase in growth of algae.
Algaficiation
Nutrificiation
Eutrophication
Rainification
What is cilia?
A tail like structure that help protist move
A place where spores are kept
Hair like fibers that help protist move
a fake foot that helps protist move
Which protist makes up about 80% of the world's oxygen?
Plasmodium
Water mold
Phytoplankton
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