Chapter 1 : Exploring Life (part 4)

Question 1

Kingdom Bacteria

Answer 1

Includes prokaryotic, unicellular organisms

Question 2

Kingdom Protozoa

Answer 2

Includes unicellular, eukaryotic organisms such as amoebas and flagellates

Question 3

Kingdom Chromista

Answer 3

Includes unicellular, eukaryotic organisms that may undergo photosynthesis such as some forms of algae

Question 4

Kingdom Plantae

Answer 4

Includes multicellular, eukaryotic organisms such as red, green,and fresh algae and land plants that undergo photosynthesis

Question 5

Kingdom Animalia

Answer 5

Includes multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophic, lack a cell wall (found in palnts, fungi, and algae), and pass through an embryonic blastula phase during develpment

Question 6

Kingdom Fungi

Answer 6

Includes both unicellular and multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that have cell walls containing chitin (different than plant cell walls) such as mushrooms, yeasts, and molds

Question 7

Examples of Human caused environmental changes

Answer 7

Antibiotic - resistant bacteria, pesticide - resistant pests, endangered species, increasing rates of extinction, changes in peppered moth populations