Kingdoms Flashcards
Key features of an animal
Multicellular organisms, have no cell walls and store carbohydrates as glycogen
Key features of a plant
multicellular, carry out photosynthesis, cell walls made from cellulose, store carbohydrates as sucrose or starch
Key features of bacteria
microscopic, single celled, no nucleus but have a circular chromosome of DNA, some carry out photosynthesis but most feed on other living or dead organisms
Key features of fungi
many nuclei, single celled, cell walls of chitin, extracellular secretion of digestive enzymes, store carbohydrates as glycogen
Key features of protoctists
microscopic single-celled organisms, can act like an animal, plant or pathogen
Key features of viruses
Key features of pathogens