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Question 18

The following organisms can be classified into major groups:

Pneumococcus,yeast,sunflower,earthworm,Plasmodium \text{Pneumococcus}, \quad \text{yeast}, \quad \text{sunflower}, \quad \text{earthworm}, \quad \text{Plasmodium} Pneumococcus,yeast,sunflower,earthworm,Plasmodium
a.

From the list above, give the name of: (i) a protoctist (ii) a bacterium (iii) a fungus (iv) a flowering plant

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b.

Viruses are not included in most classification systems. (i) Give three ways in which viruses differ from other living organisms. (ii) Give one example of a disease caused by a virus, name the organism it infects, and describe its effect on the host organism.

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