Pre-Classification Vocabulary Review

Which of the following organisms would be considered autotrophs?

• moss

• algae

• fern

• elephant

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Which organelle do bacteria cells lack?

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• cell wall

Sort the definitions and examples of unicellular and multicellular organisms.

Groups:

(a) Unicellular

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(b) Multicellular

• organisms have only one cell

• organisms have specialized cells

• animals

• invisible without a microscope

• organisms are made up of many cells

• bacteria

• plants

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What is the material that a plant cell wall is mainly composed of...

• cellulose

• fatty acids

• enzymes

• chitin

Cyanobacteria are unicellular organism that live in the ocean and perform photosynthesis. Which gas do these photosynthetic bacteria produce as they complete photosynthesis?

• oxygen

• glucose

• water

• carbon dioxide

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Which traits would be true about every plant?

• Plant cells have a cell wall

• Plants are heterotrophs

• Plants are multicellular

• Plants perform photosynthesis

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Sort the differences you already know about plants and animals.

Groups:

(a) Animals

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(b) Plants

• autotrophs

• perform photosynthesis

• heterotrophs

• cells contain chloroplasts

• ingest their food

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Plants, animals and bacteria all move carbon through an ecosystem. Plants absorb carbon from the air, animals​ (a)   carbon and bacteria ​ (b)   material to add to the soil or return it to the atmosphere.

• ingest
• decompose
• combust

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Unicellular organisms are impossible to observe without a microscope. Which of these organisms is unicellular?

• Bacteria

• Mushroom

• Fish

• Flower

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Bacteria use a variety of strategies to access nutrients. Match the strategies they use below.

• Obtains energy from chemicals

• Photosynthetic Nutrition

• Relies on consuming other organisms.

• Chemosynthetic Nutrition

• Uses sunlight to produce glucose

• Heterotrophic Nutrition

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