This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Characteristics of Living Things:
-Movement. |
-Respiration. |
-Sensitivity. |
-Growth. |
-Reproduction. |
-Excretion. |
-Nutrition. |
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Levels of Classification
-Kingdom. |
-Phylum. |
-Class. |
-Order. |
-Family. |
-Genus. |
-Species. |
Species: a group of organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring.
Binomial System
-System of naming species. |
-Two parts showing the genus and species. |
Genus species |
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Kingdoms of Life
-Prokaryotes. |
-Protoctist. |
-Fungi. |
-Plants. |
-Animals. |
Kingdom Prokaryotes
- Often Unicellular. |
- No nucleus. |
- Murein cell wall |
- No mitochondria. |
- Some photosynthesize. |
- Some are harmful eg:Cholera & tuberculosis. |
- Some play role in the carbon/nitrogen cycle. |
- Some are used in biotechnology eg:treatment of sewage & making insulin |
Bacteria: Single, very small cell, no true nucleus but have a cell wall. |
Kingdom Protoctist
- Mostly unicellular but some are multicellular. eg: seaweed. |
- Have nucleus. |
-Some are plant-like w/ chloroplast & cellulose cell walls others are animal like. |
- Some are autotrophs others are heterotrophs. |
eg: Algae, Protozoa & Slime moulds. |
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