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Biology 19.1 Introduction to Kingdoms and Domains
1: What four things do scientists use to classify living organisms into
different kingdoms?
2: How many kingdoms of prokaryotes do scientists generally recognize as
existing? How many of eukaryotes?
3: Which type of cell has internal compartments and a nucleus, prokaryotes
or eukaryotes?
4: What is the difference between a unicellular organism and a multicellular
organism?
5: Where do autotrophs get their food-nourishment from?
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Biology 19.1 Introduction to Kingdoms and Domains
6: Where do heterotrophs get their food-nourishment from?
7: What are the six kingdoms that biologists group organisms into?
8: Why did scientists divide bacteria and archaebacteria into two distinct
domains?
9: Name the three super-kingdoms (called domains) of life?
10: Which domain of living organisms is thought to be the oldest?
11: Name the four kingdoms that make up the domain of Eukarya.
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Biology 19.1 Introduction to Kingdoms and Domains
12: What does bacteria have that is also found in eukaryotes?
13: What is peptidoglycan?
14: How do scientists infer evolutionary relationships between organisms?
15: Which are the most abundant life forms on Earth?
16: What factors are used to traditionally classify bacteria?
17: How are archaebacteria different than bacteria?
18: How are archaebacteria similar to eukaryotes in their gene structure?
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Biology 19.1 Introduction to Kingdoms and Domains
19: Where did scientists find the first evidence of the existence of
archaebacteria?
20: Name the three basic kinds of archaebacteria.
21: What are methanogens? Where are they found?
22: Where are thermophiles found?
23: Name the four kingdoms that make up the domain of Eukarya.
24: What does having a nucleus and separate compartments or organelles
allow eukaryotic cells to accomplish?
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Biology 19.1 Introduction to Kingdoms and Domains
25: What do we mean by true multicellularity in a cell?
26: What type of reproduction takes place in most eukaryotic cells?
27: Why are Protista eukaryotes grouped together?
28: How are the cell walls of fungi different than other eukaryotes?
29: What role or niche do fungi tend to play in the food chain?
30: What are the cell walls of plants composed of?
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