Bio Classification and Kingdom Study Guide

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What are protostomes?

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Animals that form their mouth first during development.

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What is cellulose?

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A polysaccharide found in the cell walls of plants.

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How do bacteria reproduce?

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Bacteria reproduce by a process called binary fission.

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What is the difference between viruses and bacteria?

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Viruses are nonliving, while bacteria are living organisms.

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What are the characteristics of animals?

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Animals are multicellular, eat other organisms for energy, move at some point in their life, and lack cell walls.

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What are deuterostomes?

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Animals that form their anus first during development.

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What is chitin?

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A polysaccharide that makes up the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of arthropods.

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What is binary fission?

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A method of asexual reproduction in which a single organism divides into two identical organisms.

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What are eukaryotic cells?

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Cells that have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

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What are prokaryotic cells?

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Cells that do not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.