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Grade 11 IEB Biodiversity and Classification Notes

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Comprehensive notes on organism classification. Includes, virus, bacteria, fungi, protests, immunity, antibiotics and more. Written according to 2025 curriculum please check for accuracy.

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, Classification of organisms



Biologists use a binomial system to classify

Systematics
:
1 .




·

researches diversity of organisms + relationships

taxonomy
:
.
2


·
subdivision of systematics involved (nomenclature



organisms are classed in this way
:




genus +
species

Eg : hano sapien



Classes of Organisms :
King Philip Came Over For Good Soup


Kingdoms :

Porganelles are

membrane bound
1 .
Plantae (multicellular eukaryotic) ,




a . animalia (multicellular eukaryotic ,




3 . Sungi (multicellular ,
eukaryotic
9 . Protista (unilmulticellular ,
eukaryotic)
.
5 Monera (unicellular ,
prokaryotic
↳ no membranes


Monera :




·



includes all bacteria


prokaryotic no true nucleus no membrane-bound organelles
·

:
,




autotrophic (chemicals + sun - food) or parasitic (feed on host)

reproduce via mitosis

Eg cocci bacilli spirilli
·




:
, ,




Protista :

·


consists of protozoans
+
algae

·



eukaryotic ; con be micellular/multicellular

live in aquatic environments

can be autolheterotrophic
·




·


reproduce via mitosis


Eg algue water slime fungi
·




: +
,




Fungi :




non-photosynthesising organisms ; feed by that digest food" absorb nutrients
·




secreting enzymes

eukaryotic ; multicellular
·




saphrophytes (decomposers) or
parasites

hyphae body ; sparagia =
spares
·
=




reproduce via spares
·




Eg :
yeast ,
mold ,
mushroom

,Plantae

autotrophic organisms that form base of food chains
·




·




eukaryotic ; multicellular

contain chlorophyll + cellulose
·




reproduce via spores ; gametes or vegetative propagation
6 categories
:
mosses , ferns, gumnosperms anglosperms etc
, ,




Animalia


heterotrophic animals that directly indirectly depend on autotrophs for energy
·




·


vertebrae + invertebrae


reproduce sexually
·

, Viruses
·




micro-organisms can be pathogeniclion-pathogenic
pathogens spread by

respiratory tract
-




GI tract
-




urogenital openings

broken skin
-




Characteristics of Viruses

very small

not living
·




obligate intracellular parasites
-relies on host to reproduce
2 phases :




virion : dormant
-




active
-




virus :




causes diseases like influenza HIV , ebola
,




Structure

no nucleus >
-


not a cell

has DNA or RNA

·




nucleic acid surrounded by protein coat (capsid)
only Reproduce inside a host

Shapes
·


:




1) Polyhedral (cubical)

2) helical (spiral)
3) complex (tadpole



Types of Viruses




virus which parasitises
bacteria
by reproducing
Inside It
zu
used in genetic
research

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