UNIT 3: Diversity Of Life

Question 1

Taxonomy

Answer 1

Study of the classification of living organisms

Question 2

Monera

Answer 2

All bacteria - the most numerous organisms, as well as having the greatest biomass on earth

Question 3

Protista

Answer 3

Small single-called organisms such as amoeba, cryptosporidium and algae

Question 4

Fungi

Answer 4

Single-called or multicellular heterotrophic organisms such as yeast, mounds and mushrooms

Question 5

Plantae

Answer 5

Multi-cellular photosynthetic organisms

Question 6

Animalia

Answer 6

Multi-cellular heterotrophic organisms