Topic 1 - Plants, Animals, Fungi, Protoctists, Bacteria, and Viruses

Question 1

what type of organisms are plants, animals and fungi?

Answer 1

eukaryotic

Question 2

are plants multicellular?

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

what do plants have which enables them to photosynthesise?

Answer 3

chloroplasts

Question 4

what surrounds a plant cell?

Answer 4

cell wall made of cellulose

Question 5

what do plants store carbohydrates as?

Answer 5

sucrose or starch

Question 6

are animals multicellular?

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

can animals photosynthesise?

Answer 7

no, they don’t have chloroplasts

Question 8

do animals have cell walls?

Answer 8

no

Question 9

what do only animals have?

Answer 9

nervous coordination, so they can respond rapidly to changes in the environment

Question 10

what do animals store carbohydrates as?

Answer 10

glycogen

Question 11

What’s an example of single-celled fungi?

Answer 11

yeast

Question 12

What’s an example of a multi-celled fungi?

Answer 12

mucor

Question 13

how are multicelled fungi set up? (what do they look like)

Answer 13

body called a mycelium which is made up of thread-like hyphae containing a lot of nuclei

Question 14

can fungi photosynthesise?

Answer 14

no

Question 15

do fungi have a cell wall and what is it made of?

Answer 15

yes, made of chitin

Question 16

how do fungi feed?

Answer 16

saprotrophic nutrition. they secrete extracellular enzymes to dissolve their food so they can absorb the nutrients

Question 17

how do fungi store carbohydrates?

Answer 17

glycogen

Question 18

is a protoctist single or multi celled?

Answer 18

single-celled

Question 19

do protoctists have chloroplasts?

Answer 19

some do as they are similar to plant cells, others are more like animal cells

Question 20

are bacteria single-celled?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

do bacteria have a nucleus?

Answer 21

no

Question 22

how do bacteria store DNA?

Answer 22

in circular chromosomes

Question 23

how do bacteria feed?

Answer 23

they feed off other organisms

Question 24

what is an example of a bacteria?

Answer 24

lactobacillus bulgaricus

Question 25

is a virus a cell?

Answer 25

no, they are particles

Question 26

can they reproduce?

Answer 26

they can only reproduce inside a living cell

Question 27

what is a virus an example of?

Answer 27

a parasite

Question 28

why is a virus a parasite?

Answer 28

it depends on another organism to grow and reproduce

Question 29

do viruses have a cellular structure?

Answer 29

no, they have a protein coat around some genetic material

Question 30

what is a pathogen?

Answer 30

an organism that causes disease

Question 31

what organisms can be pathogens?

Answer 31

some fungi, protoctists and bacteria. also all viruses

Question 32

what is an example of a protoctist pathogen?

Answer 32

plasmodium causes malaria

Question 33

what is an example of a bacterium pathogen?

Answer 33

pneumococcus, which causes pneumonia

Question 34

what are 2 examples of a virus pathogen?

Answer 34

influenza causes flu
HIV causes AIDS