Question

1. a______ is a tiny one - celled organism that is neither plant nor animal but may have characteristics of both.
2. chalk is made from the shells of______.
3. moneran have dna but no______ to hold it in.
4. (true or false) bacteria can live inside of your body:______
5. blue - green bacteria are able to make their own food by______
6. clostridium botulinum bacteria produce a deadly poison, which causes an illness called______
7. a______ is an organism that gets its food by breaking down dead matter and absorbing useful elements from it.
8. fungi cannot make their own food because they do not have______
9. name three fungi.______
10. malaria can be spread by______

Explanation:

1. Protists are single - celled organisms that can have characteristics of both plants and animals.
2. Chalk is made from the shells of coccolithophores (a type of phytoplankton).
3. Monerans (prokaryotes) have DNA but no nucleus to hold it.
4. Bacteria can live inside the body (e.g., gut bacteria).
5. Blue - green bacteria (cyanobacteria) make food by photosynthesis.
6. Clostridium botulinum causes botulism.
7. Decomposers break down dead matter.
8. Fungi lack chlorophyll (needed for photosynthesis to make food).
9. Examples of fungi: mushrooms, yeast, mold.
10. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes.

Answer:

1. protist
2. coccolithophores
3. nucleus
4. True
5. photosynthesis
6. botulism
7. decomposer
8. chlorophyll
9. mushrooms, yeast, mold
10. mosquitoes