Download Classification Vocabulary - Monerans, Protists, and Viruses

Classification Vocabulary - Monerans, Protists, and Viruses
Classification - The system biologists use to show relationships between
types of organisms.
Monera - Tiny organisms that have no nucleus - prokaryotes.
Bacteria
- One-celled organisms in the kingdom Monera
Flagella
- A long tail some one-celled organisms use to move
Protists - Tiny one-celled organisms that are not plants or animals, but may
act like both (algae and protozoans)
Algae
- Look like small plants that live in water, but are protists
Protozoans - Protists that act like animals
Pseudopods - a kind of foot amebas use to move
Cilia
- Tiny hairs some protists use to move
Spores - reproductive cells of algae, fungi, and some plants
Virus - DNA with a coat of protein, but this is not a living organism. They
cause colds, warts, measles, AIDS and other diseases.
Classification Vocabulary - Monerans, Protists, and Viruses
Classification
Monera
Bacteria
Flagella
Protists
Algae
Protozoans
Pseudopods
Cilia
Spores
Virus