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Biology for Secondary Schools

Chapter summary

1. A virus is an extremely small microscopic agent. It is not a cell.
2. Kingdom Monera consists of bacteria and blue-green algae. Bacteria can be
pathogenic or non-pathogenic.
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3. Kingdom Protoctista includes Amoeba sp., Plasmodium sp., Euglena sp.,
Paramecium sp., and Trypanosoma sp.

4. The main phyla of kingdom Fungi are: Ascomycota, for example baker’s yeast;
Zygomycota, for example black bread mould and mucor; and Basidiomycota,
for example mushrooms, and toadstools.

5. The main divisions of kingdom Plantae are: division Bryophyta, division
Filicinophyta or Pteridophyta, division Coniferophyta, and division
Angiospermophyta.
6. Vertebrates are animals that possess vertebral column. Examples of such
animals include fish, frog, and human being. Invertebrates are animals that do
not possess the vertebral column. Examples of such animals include worms
and grasshoppers.

7. Features that differentiate members of kingdom Animalia from other
organisms include ability to move from one place to another and possession
of a well-developed nervous system that helps them in detecting changes in
their surroundings.

8. Phyla of the kingdom Animalia include Platyhelminthes (flatworms),
Nematoda (round worm), Annelida (segmented worms), Arthropoda (animals
with jointed appendages), and Chordata (animals possessing supporting
skeletal structure called vertebral column).

Revision exercise 5

Choose the correct answer in questions 1- 7.
1. The following are diseases caused by fungi in plants and animals
EXCEPT .
(a) wheat rust and maize rust
(b) candidiasis
(c) influenza
(d) powdery mildew

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