Classification of Organisms

Question 1

Eukaryote

Answer 1

Presence of a “true” nucleus and have membrane bound organelles

Question 2

What kingdoms are classified under domain eukarya

Answer 2

• animalia
• fungi
• plantae
• protista

Question 3

Prokaryote

Answer 3

single celled organism
- absence of nucleus
- absence of membrane bound organelles

Question 4

what are the 5 kingdoms

Answer 4

• animalia
• fungi
• plantae
• protista
• monera

Question 5

what is special about kingdom Protista?

Answer 5

kingdom housing organisms that cannot be classified into animalia, fungi, plantae or monera

Question 6

Archaea

Answer 6

Uni-cellular organism

Question 7

Archaea, Prokaryote or Eukaryote?

Answer 7

Prokaryote
- they are unicellular
- do not have membrane bound organelles

Question 8

Heterotroph

Answer 8

Organisms that consume for energy

Question 9

Autotroph

Answer 9

Organism that makes its own energy

Question 10

Binary Fission

Answer 10

asexual reproduction done by
Archaea and Bacteria (single celled organisms)

Question 11

Ether Linkage vs Esther Linkage

Answer 11

Archaea membranes typically have ether linkages.
Bacteria and Eukarya typically have esther linkages

Question 12

What are the 3 domains

Answer 12

• Domain Eukarya
• Domain Bacteria
• Domain Archaea

Question 13

Domain Bacteria

Answer 13

• consists of prokaryotes
• found in common habitats unlike Domain Archaea
• absence of a nucleus
• absence of membrane bound organelles

Question 14

Domain Archaea

Answer 14

• prokaryotes
• found in extreme habitats (extremophiles)
• absence of a nucleus
• ## absence of membrane bound organelles

Question 15

Domain Eukarya

Answer 15

• Kingdoms: animalia, fungi, plantae, protista
• includes all organisms with a nucleus