GeneralScienceModule10

Question 1

pathogen

Answer 1

an organism that causes diseases

Question 2

dehydrated food

Answer 2

food in which almost all water has been removed

Question 3

decomposers

Answer 3

organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms

Question 4

vegetative reproduction

Answer 4

the process by which one part of a plant can form new roots and develop into a complete plant

Question 5

biology

Answer 5

the study of life

Question 6

five-kingdom system

Answer 6

a convenient way to classify living organisms

Question 7

kingdom Monera

Answer 7

contains bacteria, which are microscopic organisms. (only kingdom with prokaryotic cells)

Question 8

kingdom Protista

Answer 8

has two subkingdoms: algae (one or many eukaryotic cells) and protozoa (one eukaryotic cell)

Question 9

kingdom Fungi

Answer 9

contains organisms like mushrooms, molds (many eukaryotic cells) and yeast (one eukaryotic cell).

Question 10

kingdom Animalia

Answer 10

contains animals (many eukaryotic cells)

Question 11

kingdom Plantae

Answer 11

contains plants (many eukaryotic cells)

Question 12

prokaryotic cell

Answer 12

a cell that has NO distinct, membrane-bounded organelles (such as a nucleus)

Question 13

eukaryotic cell

Answer 13

a cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles (such as a nucleus)

Question 14

algae

Answer 14

(1) have NO specialized structures that perform individual tasks. (2) have chloroplasts. (3) can make their own food.

Question 15

plants

Answer 15

(1) have specialized structures like roots, stems, leaves, that each perform individual tasks. (2) have cell walls, chloroplasts, and have a large central vacuole in each cell. (3) can make their own food.

Question 16

turgor pressure

Answer 16

the pressure in plant cells that cause the plant to stand upright. The cell wall and the central vacuole work together to cause turgor pressure.