Increases in capital expenditure to meet new investment requirements - current legislation places a huge burden upon Water Service Companies to commit resources to meet new standards and requirements. Over recent years there have been increased expenditures to meet ever-higher standards of performance, both in terms of water quality and environmental improvement, including some massive projects such as the London Ring Main and huge coastal clean up programmes around the country.

1. What field of biology studies the classification of living organisms?

2. What is binomial nomenclature and what are its basic rules?

3. What are the categories for the classification of living organisms?

4. What are the five kingdoms into which living organisms are divided? Which group of living organisms is not included in this classification?

5. According to cellular organization, what are the two groups into which living organisms are divided?

6. Which organisms that constitute the kingdom Monera?

7. Which organisms form the kingdom Protista?

8. Which organisms form the kingdom Fungi?

9. Which organisms form the kingdom Plantae? Are algae part of this kingdom?

10. Which organisms form the kingdom Animalia? What are the two main groups into which this kingdom is divided?