The Nature And Variety Of Living Organisms

Question 1

Plants

Answer 1

Multicellular
Can photosynthesise
Cellulose cell wall
Store carbohydrates as starch
Example = maize, peas

Question 2

Animals

Answer 2

Multicellular
Can’t photosynthesise
No cell walls
Usually have nervous coordination
Stroke carbohydrates as glycogen

Question 3

Fungi

Answer 3

Mostly multicellular
Made of threads called hyphae (have many nuclei) - whole structure called mycelium
Saprotrophic nutrition
Can’t photosynthesise
Chitin cell wall
Carbohydrates as glycogen

Question 5

Protoctista

Answer 5

Single celled
Some can photosynthise
Some have chloroplasts, cells walls or flagella
Lots of variation!