variety of living organisms 🩰 Flashcards

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what are the 4 eukaryotic organisms?

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plants, animals, fungi, protoctists.

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define pathogen and what are the 4 examples of pathogens?

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a disease causing microorganism.
e.g. fungi, bacteria, viruses, protoctists.

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what are the 3 common features of a eukaryotic organism?

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  • can be multi-cellular or single-celled.
  • made up of cells that contain a nucleus and a distinct membrane.
  • bigger than prokaryotic cells.
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what are the 3 common features of prokaryotic organisms?

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  • always single-celled.
  • do not contain a nucleus (instead the nuclear material is found in the cytoplasm)
  • smaller than eukaryotic cells.
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what is the example of a prokaryotic organism?

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bacteria

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are virus cells eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

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neither - not classified as living as they do not have cells!

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