eukaryotic organisms Flashcards

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1
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are plants unicellular?

A

no - multicellular

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2
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what are plant cell walls made from

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cellulose

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3
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how do plants store carbohydrates

A

starch or sucrose

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4
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are animals unicellular?

A

no - multicellular

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5
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do animal cells contain chloroplasts

A

no - they can not carry out photosynthesis

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6
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what are animal cell walls made from

A

nothing - they dont have any

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7
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how to animals store carbohydrates

A

glycogen

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8
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can fungi carry out photosynthesis

A

no

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9
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how is a fungi body organised

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into a mycelium made from thread-like structures called hyphae

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10
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what do hyphae contain

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many nuclei

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11
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what are fungi cell walls made from

A

chitin

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12
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how do fungi feed

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saprotrophic nutrition

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13
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how does saprotrophic nutrition work

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extracellular secretion of digestive enzymes onto food

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14
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how do fungi store carbohydrates

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glycogen

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15
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are protoctists unicellular

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yes

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16
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can they be pathogenic

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yes - plasmodium

17
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characteristics of amoeba

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like an animal cell

18
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characteristics of chlorella

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like a plant cell

19
Q

what are viruses

A

small particles that aren’t living which reproduce inside living cells

20
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how would you describe a virus structure

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no cellular structures, protein coat containing one type of nucleic acid

21
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what are the types of nucleic acid that could be in a virus

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DNA or RNA