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What are animals, plants, fungi, protists, and bacteria collectively referred to?
The
five
kingdoms of life
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Why are viruses considered different from the five kingdoms of life?
They are not
living organisms
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Which four kingdoms are classified as eukaryotes?
Animals, plants, fungi, and
protists
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What is a common characteristic of eukaryotic cells?
DNA in the form of
chromosomes
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Where is DNA found in eukaryotic cells?
In a
nucleus
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What key feature is absent in prokaryotic cells?
A
nucleus
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How are bacteria classified?
As
prokaryotes
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How does the size of bacteria compare to eukaryotic cells?
10 to 100 times smaller
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How do viruses compare in size to prokaryotic cells?
10 to 100 times smaller
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Approximately how many animal species are estimated to exist on Earth?
Between
5
and
10 million
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What term describes organisms made up of many cells?
Multicellular
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What term describes organisms that obtain energy from other organisms?
Heterotrophs
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How do most animals reproduce?
Sexually
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Approximately how many plant species are estimated to exist?
Around
300,000
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What term describes organisms that get energy from the sun through photosynthesis?
Autotrophs
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What is the primary difference between plants and animals in terms of energy acquisition?
Plants are
autotrophs
, animals are
heterotrophs
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Which type of fungi is unicellular?
Yeast
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What is a key difference in how fungi obtain energy compared to plants?
Fungi cannot
photosynthesize
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What term is often used to describe how fungi get their energy?
Saprotrophs
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What is saprotrophic nutrition?
Secreting
enzymes
to break down food
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What is the name given to the body of some multicellular fungi?
Mycelium
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What are hyphae?
Thread-like structures making up
mycelium
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What is the relationship between hyphae and mycelium?
Mycelium is
made
of
hyphae
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What term describes organisms that can cause disease?
Pathogens
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Which kingdom includes organisms referred to as protists, protista, or protozoa?
Protists
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What is a common characteristic of protists?
They are mostly
unicellular
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How do some protists obtain energy like plant cells?
Through
photosynthesis
using
chloroplasts
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How do some protists obtain energy like animal cells?
By consuming other
organisms
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What role do some protists play in human health?
Some can be
pathogens
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Where can bacteria be found?
Just about everywhere
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What disease is caused by the protist species Plasmodium?
Malaria
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How do most bacteria obtain energy?
Feeding off other
organisms
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How do some species of bacteria obtain energy?
Through
photosynthesis
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What role do many bacteria play in our bodies?
They
help
us to
digest food
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What is the general structure of a virus?
Protein coat
surrounding
genetic material
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What genetic material can be found inside a virus?
DNA
or
RNA
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Why are viruses considered parasites?
They depend on other
organisms
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Why must viruses infect other cells?
To
reproduce
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What characteristic do all viruses share?
They are all
pathogens
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What disease can HIV cause?
AIDS
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