Unit 5 Classifying Organisms

What process do most bacteria use to reproduce?

• Meiosis
• Sexual reproduction
• Binary fission
• Cytokinesis

An amoeba would be classified as --

• A fungus
• an animal
• a plant
• a protist

Some bacteria have special hair-like or tail-like structures that help them move in watery environments. What are these structures called?

• Chloroplasts
• Endospores
• Cytoplasm
• Flagella

Which statement about bacteria is true?

• All  bacterial live in extreme environments.
• Bacteria have a nucleus.
• Bacteria can only be found in dirty or greasy environments.
• Bacteria are prokaryotic.

Fungus-like protists are--

• producers
• autotrophs
• only abel to live in cold environments
• decomposers

Euglena are classified as plant-like protists because ---

• they can produce their own food through photosythesis
• they have endospores
• they can live in the water
• they have structures similar to the roots on plants

The body temperature of a warm-blooded animal--

• decreases when the environment warms up
• changes when the environmental temperature changes
• ususally remains constant
• usually drops below freezing during the winter

Lizards, snakes, crocodiles and turtles would be classified as--

• reptiles
• amphibians
• echinoderms
• mammals

Ferns are classified as--

• nonvascular plants
• angiosperms
• seedless vascular plants
• have cones to protect their seeds

Flowering plants, such as rose bushes and cherry trees,--

• lack xylem and phloem
• are classified as angiosperms
• reproduce only by spores
• have cones to protect their seeds.