Variety of Life / Classification

Question 1

What is classification

Answer 1

how organisms are sorted into groups based on shared features

Question 2

What are the main 6 kingdoms

Answer 2

plants, animals, fungi, protoctists, bacteria and viruses

Question 3

What is special about viruses

Answer 3

they are not strictly living things

Question 4

How do plants make their own food

Answer 4

through photosynthesis by using chlorophyll in chloroplasts to harness light energy

Question 5

Are plants single-celled or multicellular

Answer 5

multicellular organisms

Question 6

Are fungi single-celled or multicellular

Answer 6

single-celled ( yeast ) or multicellular ( moulds )

Question 7

Are protoctists single-celled or multicellular

Answer 7

microscopic single-celled organisms

Question 8

Are bacteria single-celled or multicellular

Answer 8

microscopic single-celled organisms

Question 9

Are animals single-celled or multicellular

Answer 9

multicellular organisms

Question 10

What is the body of fungi made up of

Answer 10

mycelium

Question 11

What is mycelium made up of

Answer 11

hyphae ( thread like structures )

Question 12

What are fungi cell walls made up of

Answer 12

chitin

Question 13

What is yeast used in

Answer 13

beer, wine and bread making

Question 14

How does bread rise

Answer 14

due to carbon dioxide gas given off by yeast as it respires sugars

Question 15

Where do protoctists generally live

Answer 15

in pond water

Question 16

What is an example of a pathogen

Answer 16

malaria parasite Plasmodium

Question 17

How does a protoctist have features like a plant cell

Answer 17

some have chloroplasts like chlorella

Question 18

How does a protoctist have features like an animal cell

Answer 18

amoeba

Question 19

What is bacterias cell wall made up of

Answer 19

murein

Question 20

What are some products in food production bacteria is used in

Answer 20

yoghurt and cheese

Question 21

Does bacteria have a nucleus

Answer 21

no

Question 22

Does bacteria have a chromosome

Answer 22

a circular chromosome of DNA

Question 23

Which kingdom is smaller than bacteria

Answer 23

viruses

Question 24

How do viruses reproduce

Answer 24

only inside living cells

Question 25

What do viruses infect

Answer 25

every type of living organism

Question 26

What are examples of viruses

Answer 26

influenza and HIV

Question 27

Do viruses have a cellular structure

Answer 27

no

Question 28

What are viruses genetic material wrapped in

Answer 28

a protein coat

Question 29

Are viruses parasitic

Answer 29

yes

Question 30

Do animals have a cell wall

Answer 30

no

Question 31

How do animals obtain nutrition

Answer 31

by eating

Question 32

Do animals have a nervous system

Answer 32

yes

Question 33

How can animals be classified further

Answer 33

vertebrates and invertebrates

Question 34

What is a vertebrate

Answer 34

those with a backbone

Question 35

What is an invertebrate

Answer 35

those without a backbone

Question 36

Do plants have a cellulose cell wall

Answer 36

yes

Question 37

Can bacteria cause disease

Answer 37

yes e.g., food poisoning and tuberculosis

Question 38

What are the different types of invertebrates

Answer 38

arthropods, molluscs and annelids

Question 39

What are the different types of vertebrates

Answer 39

mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibia

Question 40

How do you identify a mammal

Answer 40

hair

Question 41

How do you identify a bird

Answer 41

feathers

Question 42

How do you identify a fish

Answer 42

loose wet scales

Question 43

How do you identify a reptiles

Answer 43

dry scales

Question 44

How do you identify a amphibia

Answer 44

smooth moist skin

Question 45

How do you identify a arthropod

Answer 45

have jointed legs and a hard exoskeleton

Question 46

How do you identify a mollusc

Answer 46

soft bodied with muscular foot and often covered by a shell

Question 47

How do you identify a annelid

Answer 47

have long bodies divided into rings

Question 48

What is an example of an annelid

Answer 48

e.g., earthworm

Question 49

What is an example of a mollusc

Answer 49

e.g., snail

Question 50

What are different types of arthropods

Answer 50

insects, crustaceans, myriapods and arachnids

Question 51

What is an example of an insect

Answer 51

flies and beetles

Question 52

What is an example of a crustacean

Answer 52

crabs, myriapods

Question 53

What is an example of a myriapod

Answer 53

centipedes and millipedes

Question 54

What is an example of a arthropods

Answer 54

spiders

Question 55

How do you identify an insect

Answer 55

body divided into 3 sections, 6 jointed legs, may have pair of wings

Question 56

How do the young of mammals develop

Answer 56

inside the mother

Question 57

How are the young of birds born

Answer 57

they hatch from eggs

Question 58

Which two types of animals maintain constant body temperature

Answer 58

mammals and birds