Characteristics and Classifications of a living organisms

Question 1

What are the Characteristics of a living organism?

Answer 1

Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition

Question 2

Explain all the characteristics of a living organism.

Answer 2

Movement- the changing of position of a living organism.
Respiration- The chemical reaction in cells that break down nutrients.
Sensitivity- The ability to detect stimuli and make appropriate responses.
Growth- The permanent increase in cell size or the increase of a cell.
Reproduction- The process of multiplying the same kind of organism.
Excretion- The removal of waste products from the body.
Nutrition- The process of obtaining food needed for health and growth.

Question 3

Dichotomous Keys

Answer 3

They are a way to classify things using questions until you narrow it down to one answer.

Question 4

Classifications of a living organism

Answer 4

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 5

Domains

Answer 5

Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya

Question 6

Archaea vs Bacteria vs Eukarya

Kingdoms/Eukarya

Answer 6

Archaea and Bacteria are cells that have no Nucleus while Eukarya do. Eukarya has a variety of organisms which are: Protists, Fungi, Animalia and Plantae.

Question 7

Protists

Answer 7

-Most protists are unicellular.
-Some reproduce asexually and some reproduce sexually.
-Some are autotrophic and some are heterotrophic.
-Some can move and some can’t
-Protist interactions can be good or bad when interacting with different organisms.
-Examples of protists are Amoeba

Question 8

Fungi

Answer 8

• Examples of this are mushrooms, yeast, and mold.
  -Most fungi cells are multicellular but some like yeast are unicellular.
  -Fungi get the energy they need from breaking down other living organisms which means they are heterotrophic.

Question 9

Animalia

Answer 9

-Animal cells are eukaryotic.
-Animals are heterophobic.

Question 10

Plantae

Answer 10

-Plant cells are eukaryotic.
-Plants are autotrophic.

Question 11

Subtopic: Viruses

Answer 11

-Viruses are not cells, nor are they living but are considered organisms.
-Cannot reproduce alone.