Answer in brief.
1. Write any three advantages of the classification of organisms.
2. Name the levels of classification.
3. What was the basis of the five kingdom classification?
4. How does an Amoeba respire?
5. Name the different shapes of bacteria.
6. Write any two characteristics of bacteria.
7. Name any two protists.
8. Why are fungi called saprophytes?
9. Write two useful and two harmful effects of fungi.
10. What are stolons and rhizoids?
Answers
ques1)1. It makes the study of living organisms systematic and simple.
2. It helps in identifying different organisms and placing them in groups.
3. It highlights the relationship between different organisms.
ques2) kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
ques3) the bases of the five kingdom classification were :
cell structure- prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell type
body organisation- unicellular or multicellular
mode of nutrition- autotrophic or heterotrophic
ques4) respiration takes place through its cell membrane.
ques5) rod shaped or bacilli
spherical or cocci
spiral shaped or spirilla
comma shaped or vibrio
ques6) production of butter and milk
curing of tobacco and tea leaves
ques7) amoeba and euglena.
ques8) Some of them feed on dead and decaying organic matter. hence they are called saprophytes.
ques9) useful in production of bakery products and manufactures of vitamins and medicine