topic 4.2.2: classification & evolution

Question 1

what are the 5 kingdoms?

Answer 1

plantae, animalia, prokaryotae, protoctista, fungi

Question 2

-karyotic, single or multi, organelles, walls, -trophic, energy store

what are the features of the plantae kingdom?

Answer 2

eukaryotic, multicellular, membrane bound organelles, cellulose walls, autotrophic, starch

Question 3

what are the features of the animalia kingdom?

Answer 3

eukaryotic, multicellular, membrane bound organelles, no cell wall, heterotrophic, glycogen

Question 4

what are the features of the prokaryotae kingdom?

Answer 4

prokaryotic, unicellular, no membrane bound organelles, peptidoglycan wall, auto or heterotrophic, glycogen

Question 5

what are the features of the protoctista kingdom?

Answer 5

eukaryotic, unicellular, membrane bound organelles, variable walls, auto or heterotrophic, variable sugar storage

Question 6

what are the features of the fungi kingdom?

Answer 6

eukaryotic, uni or multicellular, membrane bound organelles, chitin wall, saprophytic, glycogen

Question 7

what are the 3 domains?

Answer 7

bacteria, archaea, eukarya

Question 8

what are the features of the domain bacteria?

Answer 8

prokaryotic unicellular, membrane lipids, peptidoglycan walls

Question 9

what are the features of the domain archaea?

Answer 9

found in extreme envs, prokaryotic unicellular, have histones, no peptidoglycan, triglycerol membranes

Question 10

what are the features of the domain eukarya?

Answer 10

4 kingdoms other than prokaryotae, membrane bound organelles

Question 11

what is phylogeny?

Answer 11

based on evolutionary relationships between organisms and their ancestors

Question 12

what evidence is there for natural selection and evolution?

Answer 12

molecular comparisons (DNA and aminos), anatomical exams (eg fossils), behavioural analyses