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1
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What kingdom is unicellular and lacks a nucleus and membrane?

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Monera.

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What characteristics does Animalia have?

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They can move, lack a cell wall, and cannot prepare their own food.

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Definition of Movement

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The process or the state of changing place or position of the body or a body part from one position to another.

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What is MRS GREN an acronym for?

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

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What organisms belong to the Protista Kingdom?

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Red algae, kelp and amoeba.

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What characteristics does Fungi have?

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They reproduce by spores and lack chlorophyll so cannot preform photosynthesis.

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Definition of Respiration.

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The process of breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide.

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What characteristics does Protista have?

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They are unicellular, free living and commonly live in watery environments.

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Definition of sensitivity.

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The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.

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What is Monera?

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A classification used to describe unicellular prokaryotic microbes.

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Definition of growth.

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The increase in mass and size of a body or organs.

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What is Plantae?

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Plant Kingdom

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What characteristics does Plantae have?

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They make their own food using photosynthesis, and they reproduce asexually.

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Definition of reproduction.

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The ability to produce an offspring either sexually or asexually.

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Name the way that you can remember the acronym that helps memorise all the kingdoms that is used to classify animals. (DKPCOFGS)

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Dear king Philip came over for good spaghetti.

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What does each of the kingdom classifications mean? (DKPCOFGS)

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Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.

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Definition of Nutrition

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The process of taking in food and converting it into energy and other vital nutrients required for life.

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Definition of Excretion

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The process of removing wastes and excess water from the body.

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How is eukaryotic cells different from prokaryotic cells?

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Prokaryotic cells (bacteria) lack a nuclear envelope; eukaryotic cells have a nucleus in which the genetic material is separated from the cytoplasm.

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What are 5 features of a protoctist?

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They’re eukaryotes, unicellular, free-living, live in watery environments, locomotion.

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What are 5 features of prokaryotes?

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Unicellular, no true nucleus, a cell membrane, cell wall.

20
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Why aren’t viruses considered as living.

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Viruses are not made out of cells, they don’t grow, and they can’t make their own energy

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What is a pathogen?

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An organism that causes disease.

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What are 5 examples of a pathogen.

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viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and worms.

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What characteristics do all organisms have in common?

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MRS GREN.

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What is cytoplasm?

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Cytoplasm is responsible for maintaining cell shape.

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What is the purpose of a classification system?

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The goal of biological classification is to group organisms together in terms of their relatedness to one another.

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What’s the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

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Invertebrates are animals without spines, while vertebrates have a spine.

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What are 3 examples of myriapods

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Centipedes, Millipedes, Symphyla

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What are some characteristics of myriapods?

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Myriapods have a head and a multi-segmented trunk, with multiple legs running down either side of their body.

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What are arachinds?

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The term arachnid refers to a class of animals that includes spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks.

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What are some characteristics of arachnids?

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Arachnids have two body segments. They also have jointed legs and an exoskeleton. Arachnids have appendages with special uses and a free-flowing circulatory system.

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What the different classifications of plants?

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Flowering plants and ferns/mosses.

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