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REVISION SCIENCE 1 UNIT 2

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  • What are the six kingdoms of life?
    The six kingdoms of life are: 1)Animalia (Animals) 2)Plantae (Plants) 3)Fungi (Fungi) 4)Protista (Protists) 5)Archaea (Archaebacteria) 6)Bacteria (Eubacteria)
  • What distinguishes fungi from plants and animals?
    They obtain nutrients through absorption
  • What is a dichotomous key?
    A dichotomous key is a tool used to identify organisms or objects by answering a series of questions based on their characteristics.
  • What are the main levels of classification?
    The main levels of biological classification are: 1)Domain 2)Kingdom 3)Phylum 4)Class 5)Order 6)Family 7)Genus 8)Species
  • How do organisms in the Plantae kingdom obtain food?
    They produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
  • Are viruses considered living or non-living?
    Viruses are considered non-living by most scientists because they cannot reproduce on their own.
  • What are bacteria?
    Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms that belong to the domain Prokaryot.
  • What are the defining features of the Archaea kingdom?
    Archaea are single-celled, prokaryotic organisms that often live in extreme environments, such as hot springs or salt lakes.
  • What is the Binomial System of Nomenclature?
    he Binomial System is a formal system for naming species of organisms using two Latin-based names: the genus name and the species name.
  • What types of organisms are found in the Protista kingdom?
    The Protista kingdom includes mostly single-celled eukaryotic organisms, though some can be multicellular.
  • What distinguishes living organisms from non-living things? And tell examples.
    Non-living things do not have cells, cannot reproduce on their own.
  • What are the key characteristics of the Animalia kingdom?
    Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms.