Ch2 The Variety Of Living Organisms Flashcards
Are animals multicellular are unicellular
Multicellular
How do plants store carbohydrates
In starch
How do animals Store carbohydrates
And glycogen
Which parts of fungi are multicellular
- Mushrooms
- Toadstools
- Mould
Which parts of fungi are unicellular
Yeast
What are mushrooms and toadstools reproductive structure called
Fruiting body
What are the mushrooms filaments that are under the soil called
Hyphae
What do hyphae do
Secretes digestive enzymes which break down the food into soluble substances which are then absorbed
In fungi, where does digestion take place and what is this called
It takes place outside the organism and is called saprotrophic nutrition
Are protoctists mainly single cell or multicelled organisms
Single cell
Are bacteria are single celled or multicelled
Single celled
What are the three basic shapes of bacteria
Spheres
Rods
Spirals
Where is the genetic material in a bacteria kept
In a single chromosome, loose in the cytoplasm forming a circular loop. No nucleus
Are viruses made of cells
No
What are viruses composed of
A core genetic material surrounded by a protein coat
