Bio Chap 24 + 13 Quiz online questions

An organism is described that can live in very high temperature water. This organism is most likely a member of the

Archaea domain.

In what way are fungi similar to animals?

Both take in food from the outside

How are prokaryotes different from eukaryotes?

Prokaryotes have no nucleus separating the DNA from the rest of the cell.

In what way is a member of domain Archaea similar to a member of domain Bacteria?

They are both prokaryotic cells.

What is a virus?

a non-living particle

How do fungi obtain nutrients?

by secreting chemicals that break down food and then absorbing it

The number of embryonic leaves, or ________, differentiate the two main classes of crop plants.

cotyledons

True or false: Organisms on Earth are currently classified first as either plant or animal.

false

which plant parts are the reproductive organs

flowers

Part complete Which kingdom would include an organism that is multicellular, relies on other organisms for food, and reproduces by spores?

kingdom Fungi

Which kingdom would include an organism that is multicellular and makes its own food?

kingdom Plantae

In what structure is the sperm of a flowering plant contained?

pollen

What type of growth does a plant exhibit when its trunk gets thicker?

primary

What modified plant part would include a white potato as an example?

stem

Plants need both macronutrients and micronutrients to grow. Which chemical is a plant micronutrient?

sulfur

Which scientist specializes in categorizing and describing groups of organisms?

systematist

What are staple crops?

the major agricultural sources of calories in a society

How do the sugars that are formed by photosynthesis in leaves travel to underground storage structures?

through phloem

Modern farmers use irrigation to deliver which growth requirement to their plants?

water

What tissue conducts water through a plant?

xylem