1b - 5 kigdoms + pathog Flashcards
what is a pathogen?
a microscopic organism that can cause a disease
out of the 6 kingdoms how many are pathogens, name them
4/6- prokaryotae, protoctista, fungi, viruses
what is the dustbin kingdom?
protoctista
which kingdoms can be multicellur?
plantae, animalia, fungi,,
which kingdoms can be unicellular
Prokaryotae, fungi, protoctista (NOT VBIRUS, VIRUS DOESN’T HAVE CELLS)
possible microscopic kingdoms?
fungi, prokaryotae, protoctista, viruses
possible NOT microscopic kingdoms?
animalia, plantae, fungi,
which kingdom can be possible autotrophs?
Plantae, prokaryotae
Autotroph definition?
organism that can produce its own foo
prominent autotroph kingdom?
plantae
what is the food source for prokaryotae?
most feed on dead organisms, some are autotrophs that use photosynthesis.
what food source does fungi utilise and explain it
saphrotrophic nutrition—> where the fungi breaks down the food before digesting it.
what food source does animalia use
heterotroph
what food source does animalia use
heterotroph
heterotroph definiton?
organisms that rely on other organisms (autotrophs) for nutrition