Question

Two researchers have discovered a new organism. It is made of multiple cells, has a nucleus in each cell, and eats food for energy but it's green in color. One of the researchers thinks it should be classified in the plant kingdom while the other researcher believes it should be in the animal kingdom. Using what you have learned about how the organisms are classified, explain how you would classify the organism and why.Two researchers have discovered a new organism. It is made of multiple cells, has a nucleus in each cell, and eats food for energy but it's green in color. One of the researchers thinks it should be classified in the plant kingdom while the other researcher believes it should be in the animal kingdom. Using what you have learned about how the organisms are classified, explain how you would classify the organism and why.

Answer 1

Chlorophyll, like in this cross section of Plagiomnium affine laminazellen is a key component in the process of photosynthesis, which sustains plant life and produces oxygen for the entire planet. Although microscopic in size, chloroplasts like these have a big role to play in the health of the planet.

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Answer 2

It should be classified in the animal kingdom.

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This organism should be in the animal kingdom classification. Why? Well, in the text it gives us a big clue: "eats food for energy." Plants use the sun for their energy, and make their own food (photosynthesis). But, animals on the other hand do eat food for energy. There is no way that this organism is a plant if it eats food for energy. The other researcher who thinks it is a plant probably thought so because this organism is green, and probably thought "Oh! Chlorophyll must have caused the green color" (Chlorophyll/green color in plants is a PLANT characteristic), but this researcher was wrong and the green color was not caused by chlorophyll.