1- Variety Of Living Organisms

Question 1

Give 4 details of Plants cells

Answer 1

Multicellular

Have chloroplasts (for photosynthesis

Have cellulose cell walls

Store carbohydrates as starch or sucrose

Question 2

What do animal cells store carbohydrates as?

Answer 2

Glycogen

Question 3

Give two examples of fungi

Answer 3

Mucor and yeast

Question 4

Give 5 details of Fungi cells

Answer 4

Organised into mycelium made from hyphae (which contain many nuclei)

Can be single/ multicellular

Cell wall as are made of chitin

Feed by saprotrophic nutrition (secrete digestive enzymes onto their food)

May Store carbohydrates as glycogen

Question 5

Describe protoctists (use two examples to help)

Answer 5

Amoeba- like an animal cell

Chlorella- has chloroplasts more like a plant cell

Question 6

Give 4 details of Bacteria cells

Answer 6

Have cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, plasmids

No nucleus

Contains circular chromosome of DNA

Some photosynthesise

Question 7

Give 4 details about Viruses

Answer 7

Parasitic (can only reproduce inside living cells)

No cellular structure,

have a protein coat

Contain either RNA or DNA (a nucleic acid)

Question 8

Explain the function of ribosomes

Answer 8

A small organelle that produces proteins

Question 9

Explain the function of the vacuole

Answer 9

Large organelle containing cell sap to support the cell.