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| 3851 |
Which kingdom includes all green plants?
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Plantae.
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| 3852 |
Why are fungi not considered plants?
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Because they lack chlorophyll and cannot photosynthesize.
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| 3853 |
Which kingdom includes organisms that absorb food from dead matter?
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Fungi.
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| 3854 |
Why is Protista called the “catch-all” kingdom?
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Because it includes organisms that don’t fit into other kingdoms.
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| 3855 |
Which kingdom includes unicellular eukaryotes like amoeba?
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Protista.
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| 3856 |
Why are organisms in Monera considered the simplest?
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Because they are unicellular and prokaryotic.
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| 3857 |
Which kingdom includes bacteria and blue-green algae?
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Monera.
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| 3858 |
How many kingdoms are included in the Five Kingdom Classification?
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Five kingdoms.
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| 3859 |
Why do scientists classify living organisms?
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To study, identify, and understand organisms in an organized way.
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| 3860 |
What is the defining feature of vertebrates?
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Presence of a vertebral column or backbone.
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| 3861 |
What distinguishes angiosperms from gymnosperms?
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Angiosperms produce covered seeds within fruits, whereas gymnosperms produce naked seeds.
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| 3862 |
What are vascular tissues in plants?
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Xylem and phloem, responsible for transporting water, minerals, and food.
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| 3863 |
What is the mode of nutrition in fungi?
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Saprophytic or parasitic (absorptive heterotrophy).
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| 3864 |
Which kingdom includes prokaryotic, unicellular organisms?
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Kingdom Monera
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| 3865 |
What are the major kingdoms in Whittaker's five-kingdom classification?
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Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
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| 3866 |
What are the two components of a scientific name in binomial nomenclature?
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Generic name (genus) and specific epithet (species).
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| 3867 |
Who proposed the binomial nomenclature system?
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Carolus Linnaeus
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| 3868 |
What is the primary basis for biological classification?
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Similarities and evolutionary relationships among organisms.
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| 3869 |
What is excretion?
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The process of removing metabolic waste products from the body of an organism.
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| 3870 |
What is homeostasis?
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The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes.
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| 3871 |
What is respiration?
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The biochemical process by which cells release energy from organic molecules.
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| 3872 |
What is the difference between autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition?
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Autotrophs synthesize their own food using light or chemical energy; heterotrophs depend on other organisms for food.
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| 3873 |
What is metabolism?
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The sum total of all chemical reactions occurring within a living organism.
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| 3874 |
What are the fundamental characteristics of living organisms?
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Cellular organization, metabolism, growth, responsiveness, reproduction, and adaptation.
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| 3875 |
What do we call a pair of unlike alleles?
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Heterozygous.
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